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Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on a bay on the east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey, it lies within the province of Leinster. It is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. It has an urban area population of 1,173,179, while the population of the Dublin Region as of 2016 was 1,347,359. The population of the Greater Dublin Area was 1,904,806 per the 2016 census.There is archaeological debate regarding precisely where Dublin was established by the Gaels in or before the 7th century AD. Later expanded as a Viking settlement, the Kingdom of Dublin, the city became Ireland’s principal settlement following the Norman invasion. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest city in the British Empire before the Acts of Union in 1800. Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State, later renamed Ireland. Dublin is a historical and contemporary centre for education, the arts, administration and industry. As of 2018 the city was listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network as a global city, with a ranking of "Alpha ?", which places it amongst the top thirty cities in the world.


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1 A day in Dublin 5.65 On this 5 km long walk through the center of Dublin we see the most beautiful points of the city in a day or a ... Details

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1 St Stephen’s Green St Stephen’s Green is a city centre public park in Dublin, Ireland. The current landscape of the park was designed by ... Details
2 Dublin Castle Dublin Castle is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located ... Details
3 Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin Christ Church Cathedral, more formally The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, is the cathedral of the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough and the ... Details
4 Four Courts The Four Courts is Ireland’s main courts building, located on Inns Quay in Dublin. The Four Courts is the location ... Details
5 Famine Monument The Famine Monument in Dublin was built in memory of the Great Famine in Ireland from 1845 to 1852 and other famines, with over a million deaths. It ... Details
6 Temple Bar, Dublin Temple Bar is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin, Ireland. The area is bounded by the Liffey ... Details
7 Molly Malone "Molly Malone" is a popular song set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become the ... Details
8 Trinity College Dublin Trinity College , officially the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, is the ... Details
9 Samuel Beckett Bridge Samuel Beckett Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Dublin that joins Sir John Rogerson’s Quay on the south side of ... Details
10 Ha’penny Bridge The Ha’penny Bridge , known later for a time as the Penny Ha’penny Bridge, ... Details
11 General Post Office, Dublin The General Post Office in Dublin is the headquarters of An Post, the Irish Post Office, and Dublin’s principal ... Details

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