The Wishing Hand
The Wishing Hand is a work of art in Dublin, Leinster. The Wishing Hand is situated nearby to the government office National Educational Psychological Services, as well as near Department of Education and Skills.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Spire of Dublin and St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral.
Spire of Dublin
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Spire of Dublin, alternatively titled the Millennium Spire or the Monument of Light, is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument 120 metres in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of Dublin, Ireland. Spire of Dublin is situated 200 metres southwest of The Wishing Hand.
St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral
Church
St Mary's Church, known also as St Mary's Pro-Cathedral or simply the Pro-Cathedral, the Chapel in Marlborough Street or the Pro, is a pro-cathedral and is the episcopal seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland.
General Post Office
Photo: Kaihsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The General Post Office is the former headquarters of An Post — the Irish Post Office. It remains its registered office and the principal post office of Dublin — the capital city of Ireland — and is situated in the centre of O'Connell Street, the city's main thoroughfare. General Post Office is situated 260 metres southwest of The Wishing Hand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temple Bar and International Financial Services Centre.
Temple Bar
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
International Financial Services Centre
Quarter
Photo: Sebb, Public domain.
The International Financial Services Centre 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 North Wall and George's Dock areas of the Dublin Docklands.
North Wall
Suburb
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
North Wall is an area east of the inner north side of Dublin, along the River Liffey where it forms one of the Dublin quays. The name refers to the North Bull Wall, which was constructed to form Dublin Port, extend the Liffey estuary and reclaim land at various stages from the early 1700s until its final completion around 1825.
The Wishing Hand
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.35095° or 53° 21′ 3″ northLongitude
-6.25791° or 6° 15′ 29″ westInception
2001Open location code
9C5M9P2R+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 5138726088OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include National Educational Psychological Services and Department of Education and Skills.
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