Chester Beatty Library
The Chester Beatty Library, 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Library
- Description: Library and museum in Dublin, Ireland
- Also known as: “Chester Beatty”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dublin Castle and Dubh Linn Garden.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temple Bar and The Liberties.
Temple Bar
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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.
The Liberties
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The Liberties is an area in central Dublin, Ireland, 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.
Smithfield
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Smithfield is an area on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Its focal point is a public square, formerly an open market and common, now officially called Smithfield Plaza, but known locally as Smithfield Square or Smithfield Market.
Chester Beatty Library
- Categories: art museum, nonprofit organization, and education
- Location: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Chester Beatty Library” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “Chester Beatty Library”
- Arabic: “التشستر بيتي”
- Arabic: “الشستربتي”
- Arabic: “تشستربتي”
- Arabic: “جستربيتي”
- Arabic: “شستر بتي”
- Arabic: “شستربتي”
- Arabic: “مكتبة تشستر بيتي”
- Arabic: “مكتبة تشستربتي”
- Arabic: “مكتبة جستر بيتى”
- Arabic: “مكتبة جستر بيتي”
- Arabic: “مكتبة جستربيتي”
- Arabic: “مكتبة شستربتي”
- Arabic: “مكتبه تشستر بيتي”
- Armenian: “Չեսթեր Բիթիի գրադարան”
- Catalan: “Biblioteca Chester Beatty”
- Chinese: “切斯特·比替图书馆”
- Chinese: “切斯特·比替圖書館”
- Czech: “Chester Beatty Library”
- Czech: “Knihovna Chestera Beattyho”
- Dutch: “Chester Beatty Library”
- Esperanto: “Biblioteko Chester Beatty”
- Estonian: “Chester Beatty raamatukogu”
- French: “bibliothèque Chester-Beatty”
- French: “Bibliothèque Chester-Beatty”
- German: “Chester Beatty Library”
- German: “Leabharlann Chester Beatty”
- Hebrew: “ספריית צ’סטר ביטי”
- Indonesian: “Chester Beatty Library”
- Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Chester Beatty”
- Irish: “Leabharlann Chester Beatty”
- Italian: “Chester Beatty Library”
- Japanese: “チェスター・ビーティ図書館”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chester Beatty Library”
- Norwegian: “Chester Beatty Library”
- Persian: “کتابخانه چستربیتی”
- Polish: “Chester Beatty Library”
- Portuguese: “Chester Beatty Library”
- Romanian: “Chester Beatty Library”
- Russian: “Библиотека Честер Битти”
- Russian: “Библиотека Честера Битти”
- Slovenian: “Chester Beatty Library”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Chester Beatty”
- Spanish: “Chester Beatty Library”
- Swedish: “Chester Beatty Library”
- Ukrainian: “Бібліотека Честера Бітті”
- Urdu: “چیسٹر بیٹی لائبریری”
- Vietnamese: “Chester Beatty”
- Vietnamese: “Thư viện Chester Beatty”
- Welsh: “Llyfrgell Chester Beatty”
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