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Dublin Castle
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Sun - Sat 9:45 AM - 5:15 PM
Recommended Sightseeing Time: 2-3 hours
Address: Dame St, Dublin 2, Ireland
mapOfficial website: https://www.dublincastle.ie/
Phone: +353-1-6458813
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Like Edinburgh Castle, Dublin Castle is the source of Dublin's city name. It has been a defensive castle and palace in history, and is now a museum of the city's history, the medieval castle.
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A fortified castle has stood on this site since at least 930, and it's easy to see why: it stands on the highest ridge in the vicinity, at the junction of the River Liffey and the now-underground River Poddle, so it was a strategic place to defend. And indeed, occupants of the site had to defend it frequently: The Danish Vikings that occupied a fortress here in the 900s were defeated by the Irish the next century. By the 1100s the Irish were defeated by the Normans. The next century the English set up shop here. And so on. Thanks to all these ransackings and a few disastrous fires, little remains from those early times. Most of the current castle dates to the 1700s. Today, the 44,000 square meter castle complex contains two museums, two cafes, two gardens, government buildings, a conference center and state apartments.
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Like Edinburgh Castle, Dublin Castle is the source of Dublin's city name. It has been a defensive castle and palace in history, and is now a museum of the city's history, the medieval castle.
The castle is very old, has a long history, the overall style of the castle is retro, although originally ancient, but special vicissitudes.
The origin of Dublin's city name, once a royal palace, is now a museum, historic castle architecture is everywhere in Europe, but for each city is a unique memory to explore.
Dublin Castle is also a good place to visit, the castle is in the suburb of the city, it can see a lot of buildings too high here, it is also a very romantic castle. The scenery around is beautiful.
Authentic experience of the medieval era with great reference to its architecture and an indepth insight into the lives of royalty. Totally worth it!
absolutely great place to visit , lovely walk and lovely pictures. it’s something to remember. highly recommended, also lots of places to kids to run around
Absolutely beautiful castle conveniently in the middle of the city of Dublin. Even if you can't go on a tour or go inside, there is a wealth of information on plaques outside that tell you all about the history.
what great tour. We paid extra for the private tour which was great as we got to go down under the castle and see the moat. Very informative and well kept. Highly recommend
Dublin Castle was the seat of government in Ireland during the period of British rule.