Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Dublin 8, Ireland

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 4.1 km
Ascend 74 m
Descend 83 m

Experience Dublin 8 in Ireland in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Sight 1: Wellington Monument

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The Wellington Monument, or sometimes the Wellington Testimonial, is an obelisk located in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland.

Wikipedia: Wellington Monument, Dublin (EN)

930 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 2: Magazine Fort

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The Magazine Fort is a bastion fort and magazine located within the Phoenix Park, in Dublin, Ireland. Built in 1735, it was occupied by British Armed Forces until 1922 when it was turned over to the Irish Defence Forces after the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The Irish Army continued to operate the site as an ammunition store through the mid-20th century. It was fully demilitarised by the 1980s. The fort is now managed by the Office of Public Works. As of 2015, it was in a derelict state and not open to the public, however some repairs were undertaken and the site partially opened for "limited guided tours" from 2016.

Wikipedia: Magazine Fort (EN)

1589 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 3: Irish National War Memorial Gardens

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Irish National War Memorial Gardens

The Irish National War Memorial Gardens is an Irish war memorial in Islandbridge, Dublin, dedicated "to the memory of the 49,400 Irish soldiers who gave their lives in the Great War, 1914–1918", out of a total of 206,000 Irishmen who served in the British forces alone during the war.

Wikipedia: Irish National War Memorial Gardens (EN)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Stone of Remembrance

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Stone of Remembrance Vignaccia76 / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Stone of Remembrance is a standardised design for war memorials that was designed in 1917 by the British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens for the Imperial War Graves Commission (IWGC). It was designed to commemorate the dead of World War I, to be used in IWGC war cemeteries containing 1,000 or more graves, or at memorial sites commemorating more than 1,000 war dead. Hundreds were erected following World War I, and it has since been used in cemeteries containing the Commonwealth dead of World War II as well. It is intended to commemorate those "of all faiths and none", and has been described as one of Lutyens' "most important and powerful works", with a "brooding, sentinel-like presence wherever used".

Wikipedia: Stone of Remembrance (EN)

1449 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 5: Royal Hospital Kilmainham

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Royal Hospital Kilmainham William Murphy / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Kilmainham, Dublin, is a former 17th-century hospital at Kilmainham in Ireland. The structure now houses the Irish Museum of Modern Art and is a concert venue.

Wikipedia: Royal Hospital Kilmainham (EN), Website

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