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 motte-and-bailey castle 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.- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- …is operated by Office of Public Works
- Opening hours:
Monday–Saturday: 9:45 AM–4:45 PM
Sunday: noon–4:45 PM - Description: castle
- Address: Castle Street, Dublin
- Established: ~1200
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chester Beatty Library and Veronica Guerin memorial.
Chester Beatty Library
Museum
The Chester Beatty Library, now known as the Chester…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temple Bar and The Liberties.
The Liberties
Suburb
The Liberties is an area in central Dublin, Ireland, located in the southwest of the inner city.
Smithfield
Quarter
Smithfield is an area on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.
Dublin Castle
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Latitude
53.34265° or 53° 20′ 34″ north
Longitude
-6.26694° or 6° 16′ 1″ west
Open location code
9C5M8PVM+36
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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landuse=commercial
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tourism=attraction
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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: “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”
- Indonesian: “Kastel Dublin”
- Irish: “Caisleán Átha Cliath”
- Irish: “Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath”
- Irish: “Chaisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath”
- Italian: “Castello di Dublino”
- Italian: “Dublin Castle”
- Japanese: “ダブリン城”
- Korean: “더블린 성”
- 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: “Grad Dublin”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Dublín”
- Swedish: “Dublin Castle”
- Thai: “ปราสาทดับลิน”
- Turkish: “Dublin Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Дублінський замок”
- Urdu: “قلعہ ڈبلن”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Dublin”
- Welsh: “Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath”
- Welsh: “Castell Dulyn”
- Welsh: “Dublin Castle”
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