The Palace Bar on Fleet Street is marked by a red brick façade with carved limestone scrolls along its roofline. Established in eighteen twenty-three, this public house maintains a Victorian interior featuring mahogany fittings, stained…
Temple Bar and Riverfront Walk
We'll weave through the iconic cobbled lanes, historic pubs, and vibrant street art of Temple Bar before ending on the historic Ha'penny Bridge.
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1. The Palace Bar
2. Irish Music Wall of Fame
The Irish Music Wall of Fame is a row of giant photographic portraits mounted on the bright red exterior of the Button Factory building on Curved Street. Since two thousand and three, this outdoor installation has served as a permanent…
3. Rory Gallagher Corner
Rory Gallagher Corner is marked by a bronze replica of a guitar mounted high on the brick wall of the National Photographic Archive at the northwest corner of Meeting House Square. Unveiled in June two thousand six, this tribute honors the…
4. Project Arts Centre🎭
The Project Arts Centre on East Essex Street is identifiable by the prominent, highly glazed upper foyer and theatre bar that overlook the cobblestones of Temple Bar. This glass front serves as a bright, public-facing beacon within the…
5. Meeting House Square
Meeting House Square is identifiable by four towering, twenty-one-meter steel structures that can unfurl like mechanical flowers to provide a canopy over the space. Located in the heart of Dublin's Temple Bar, this square emerged in the…
6. The Temple Bar Pub
The Temple Bar Pub is recognizable by its bright red facade and abundance of flower boxes, making it one of the most photographed buildings in Dublin. Located in the heart of the district that shares its name, the pub traces its licensing…
7. Merchant's Arch
Merchant's Arch is a distinct passageway running directly through the right side of a stone building on Wellington Quay. This hollow lane connects the riverside street to the Temple Bar district, standing directly opposite the Ha'penny…
8. Ha'penny Bridge
The Ha'penny Bridge is a single-span, white cast-iron arch that carries pedestrians over the River Liffey. It stands out for its curved, ribbed structure and decorative lantern-topped lamp standards, which bridge the gap between the busy…