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Architecture of key park buildings; Map of greater Dublin showing the placement and size of the Phoenix Park. It is the large green area west of the city centre. Irish Grand Prix, 1929 Pathé News video; Phoenix Park Act, 1925; Satellite Photo of the Phoenix Park; Exhibition: Parks Our shared Heritage: Phoenix Park, Dublin - Royal Parks, London
The Phoenix Park Tunnel is a railway tunnel in Dublin, Ireland. The tunnel was built in 1877 and begins at the Liffey Railway Bridge near Heuston Station, running underneath the Phoenix Park for 757 yards (692 m) before re-emerging close to the junction of the Infirmary Road and North Circular Road. [1]
The Wellington Monument (Irish: Leacht Wellington), [2] or sometimes the Wellington Testimonial, [a] is an obelisk located in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland. The testimonial is situated at the southeast end of the Park, overlooking Kilmainham and the River Liffey. The structure is 62 metres (203 ft) tall, making it the largest obelisk in ...
Ashtown Castle. Ashtown Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhaile an Ásaigh) is a tower house in the Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland.. It was found hidden within the walls of a much larger and more recent Georgian building, the Under Secretary's Lodge also known as Ashtown Lodge, that was being used by the Papal Nuncio until 1978.
During the Social Season (January to Saint Patrick's Day in March), he lived in state in Dublin Castle. Phoenix Park once contained three official state residences. The Viceregal Lodge, the Chief Secretary's Lodge and the Under Secretary's Lodge. The Chief Secretary's Lodge, now called Deerfield, is the official residence of the United States ...
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.
Dublin 8, also rendered as D8 and D08, is a postal district in Dublin.Dublin 8 is one of only two postal districts to span the River Liffey.While the majority of the district's built up areas are on the southside, it also includes northside areas such as the vast Phoenix Park. [1]
Dublin Zoo (Irish: Zú Bhaile Átha Cliath [3] [4]), in Phoenix Park, is a zoo in Dublin, Ireland, and one of Dublin's most popular attractions. Established and designed in 1830 by Decimus Burton , it opened the following year.