Elephant House
Elephant House is a building in Dublin, Leinster. Elephant House is situated nearby to Asian elephant and blackbuck, as well as near Eastern bongo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Presidential Residence and Kilmainham Gaol.
The Presidential Residence
Government office
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Áras an Uachtaráin, formerly the Viceregal Lodge, is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Ireland. The estate is located off Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park in Dublin, with the building's design being credited to amateur architect Nathaniel Clements but more likely guided by professionals and completed around 1751 to 1757. The Presidential Residence is situated 1 km northwest of Elephant House.
Kilmainham Gaol
Photo: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison in Kilmainham, Dublin. It is now a museum run by the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Government of Ireland. Kilmainham Gaol is situated 1½ km south of Elephant House.
Wellington Monument
Obelisk
The Wellington Monument, or sometimes the Wellington Testimonial, is an obelisk located in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland. The testimonial is situated at the southeast end of the Park, overlooking Kilmainham and the River Liffey. Wellington Monument is situated 1 km south of Elephant House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oxmantown and Cabra.
Oxmantown
Suburb
Oxmantown was a suburb on the opposite bank of the Liffey from Dublin, in what is now the city's Northside. It was founded in the 12th century by Hiberno-Norse Dubliners or "Ostmen" who either migrated voluntarily or were expelled from inside of the city walls of Dublin after the Anglo-Norman invasion and the 1171 beheading of Hasculf, the last Hiberno-Norse King of Dublin by the invading army.
Cabra
Suburb
Photo: Darren J. Prior, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cabra is an inner suburb on the northside of Dublin city in Ireland. It is approximately 2 kilometres northwest of the city centre, in the administrative area of Dublin City Council.
Stoneybatter
Suburb
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stoneybatter, is a neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland, on the Northside of the city between the River Liffey, the North Circular Road, Smithfield Market, and Grangegorman.
Elephant House
- Type: Building
- Location: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.35656° or 53° 21′ 24″ northLongitude
-6.30412° or 6° 18′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C5M9M4W+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 95475098OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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