Ireland
Leinster
Dublin

Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in central Dublin. Originally a chosen for its position at the highest point of central Dublin, it was mostly rebuilt, from the late 17th century onward, as a Georgian palace.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 9:45 AM—4:45 PM
    Sunday: noon—4:45 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle
  • Address: Castle Street, Dublin
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chester Beatty Library and Veronica Guerin memorial.

Museum
Photo: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , now known as the Chester Beatty, is a museum and library in the grounds of Dublin Castle, Ireland. It was established in 1953 at 20 Shewsbury Road, Dublin 4, to house the collections of mining magnate, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty.

Photo: J.-H. Janßen, CC0.

Park
Photo: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Temple Bar and The Liberties.

Quarter
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Dublin is the capital city of Ireland. Its vibrancy, nightlife and tourist attractions are world renowned and it's the most popular entry point for international visitors to Ireland.

Suburb
Photo: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an area in central , , located in the southwest of the inner city. Formed from various areas of special manorial jurisdiction, initially separate from the main city government, it is one of Dublin's most historic working class neighbourhoods.

Quarter
Photo: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an area on the Northside of , . Its focal point is a public square, formerly an open market and common, now officially called Plaza, but known locally as Square or Market.

Dublin Castle

Latitude
53.34264° or 53° 20′ 34″ north
Longitude
-6.26694° or 6° 16′ 1″ west
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Inception
~1200
Operator
Office of Public Works
Open location code
9C5M8PVM+36
Open­Street­Map ID
way 350242806
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­commercial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
7302220
Wiki­data ID
Q742767
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Dublin Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة دبلن”
  • Armenian: “Դուբլինի ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Dublin Castle”
  • Basque: “Dublingo gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Дублінскі замак”
  • Bulgarian: “Дъблински замък”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Dublín”
  • Chinese: “都柏林城堡”
  • Czech: “Dublinský zámek”
  • Danish: “Dublin Castle”
  • Danish: “Dublin Slot”
  • Dutch: “Dublin Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Dublina Kastelo”
  • French: “Chateau de Dublin”
  • French: “château de Dublin”
  • French: “Château de Dublin”
  • French: “Dublin Castle”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Dublín”
  • German: “Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath”
  • German: “Dublin Castle”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Δουβλίνου”
  • Hebrew: “טירת דבלין”
  • Hungarian: “dublini vár”
  • Hungarian: “Dublini vár”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Dublin”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Átha Cliath”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath”
  • Irish: “Chaisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath”
  • Italian: “castello di Dublino”
  • Italian: “Castello di Dublino”
  • Italian: “Dublin Castle”
  • Japanese: “ダブリン城”
  • Korean: “더블린 성”
  • Korean: “더블린성”
  • Latvian: “Dublinas pils”
  • Macedonian: “Даблински замок”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dublin Castle”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dublin Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Dublin Castle”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Difelinburg”
  • Persian: “قلعه دوبلین”
  • Polish: “Zamek Dubliński”
  • Portuguese: “Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Dublin”
  • Portuguese: “Dublin Castle”
  • Russian: “Дублинский замок”
  • Scots: “Dublin Castle”
  • Slovenian: “Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath”
  • Slovenian: “dublinski grad”
  • Slovenian: “Dublinski grad”
  • Slovenian: “grad Dublin”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Dublin”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Dublin”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Dublín”
  • Swedish: “Dublin Castle”
  • Turkish: “Dublin Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Дублінський замок”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ ڈبلن”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Dublin”
  • Welsh: “Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath”
  • Welsh: “castell Dulyn”
  • Welsh: “Castell Dulyn”
  • Welsh: “Dublin Castle”

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