Chester Beatty Library

The Chester Beatty Library, now known as the Chester Beatty, is a museum and library in the grounds of , Ireland. It was established in 1953 at 20 Shewsbury Road, Dublin 4, to house the collections of mining magnate, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Library and museum in Dublin, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Army Ordnance Office” and “Chester Beatty”
  • Address: Dublin Castle, Dublin, D02 AD92
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dublin Castle and Dubh Linn Garden.

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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is a park.

Church
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, more formally The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, is the cathedral of the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough and the cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of the United Provinces of Dublin and Cashel in the . is situated 280 metres northwest of Chester Beatty Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Temple Bar and The Liberties.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Chester Beatty Library

Latitude
53.3422° or 53° 20′ 32″ north
Longitude
-6.26745° or 6° 16′ 3″ west
Operator
Office of Public Works
Open location code
9C5M8PRM+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10020524598
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q391976
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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”
  • Korean: “체스터 비티 도서관”
  • 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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