GPO & O'Connell Street
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Headquarters of the 1916 Easter Rising, with bullet marks still visible on its exterior; out front on O'Connell Street stands the 120-metre Spire of Dublin.
The General Post Office was built in 1818. During the 1916 Easter Rising, the rebels read the Proclamation of the Irish Republic here. The building was nearly destroyed in the fighting, and bullet marks are still visible on its columns. The 'GPO Witness History' exhibition recreates the uprising with multimedia displays and requires a ticket, while the post office hall continues to operate as normal. Out front, O'Connell Street is Dublin's main thoroughfare, home to the Daniel O'Connell Monument and The Spire, a stainless-steel tower completed in 2003.
Opening hours
Exhibitions approx. 10:00–17:00 (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Ha'penny Bridge
- Temple Bar
- Trinity College Dublin & Book of Kells
- Grafton Street
- Dublin Castle
- Chester Beatty
- Little Museum of Dublin
- National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology