General Post Office

The General Post Office is the former headquarters of An Post, the Irish postal service. It remains its registered office and the principal of , the capital city of Ireland.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 8:30 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Dublin
  • Also known as: “General Post Office, Dublin”, “GPO”, and “GPO, Dublin”
  • Address: O’Connell Street Lower, Dublin, D01 F5P2
  • Wheelchair access: limited
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Spire of Dublin and St Mary’s Cathedral.

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The , alternatively titled the Millennium Spire or the Monument of Light, is a large, stainless steel, pin-like 120 metres in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of , .

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St Mary's Cathedral, formerly known as St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, is a cathedral and is the episcopal seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland. is situated 200 metres northeast of General Post Office.

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. is situated 1 km southwest of General Post Office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Temple Bar and International Financial Services Centre.

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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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The is an area of central Dublin and part of the CBD established in the 1980s as an urban regeneration area and special economic zone on the derelict state-owned former port authority lands of the reclaimed and areas of the .

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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.

General Post Office

Latitude
53.34924° or 53° 20′ 57″ north
Longitude
-6.26049° or 6° 15′ 38″ west
Brand
An Post
Operator
An Post
Open location code
9C5M8PXQ+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 140653711
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q1339254
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“General Post Office” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “General Post Office”
  • Catalan: “General Post Office (Dublín)”
  • Catalan: “General Post Office”
  • Chinese: “邮政总局大楼”
  • Chinese: “都柏林郵政總局”
  • Danish: “General Post Office”
  • Dutch: “General Post Office”
  • French: “poste centrale de Dublin”
  • French: “Poste centrale de Dublin”
  • Galician: “Oficina xeral de correo”
  • Galician: “Oficina Xeral de Correos”
  • German: “General Post Office”
  • German: “GPO”
  • Hebrew: “בית הדואר המרכזי”
  • Irish: “Ard-Oifig an Phoist”
  • Irish: “Ardoifig an Phoist”
  • Italian: “General Post Office di Dublino”
  • Italian: “General Post Office”
  • Italian: “Ufficio Postale Generale di Dublino”
  • Japanese: “ダブリン中央郵便局”
  • Japanese: “中央郵便局”
  • Korean: “더블린 중앙 우체국”
  • Korean: “중앙우체국”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “General Post Office”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hovudpostkontoret i Dublin”
  • Norwegian: “General Post Office”
  • Russian: “Главпочтамт Дублина”
  • Russian: “Здание главного почтамта”
  • Spanish: “Oficina General de Correos de Dublín”
  • Urdu: “جنرل پوسٹ آفس، ڈبلن”
  • Welsh: “Y Swyddfa Bost Gyffredinol, Dulyn”
  • Welsh: “Y Swyddfa Bost Gyffredinol”

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