The famous places of Dublin

In Dublin, it exists many area very famous as for example the spire that is the main monument of Dublin.

The Spire

The Dublin Spire is one hundred and twenty metres tall, making it by far the tallest structure in Dublin city centre. It is three metres wide at the base and tapers to a 15 centimentre wide beacon at the top. The top section is perforated and lit by small LEDs.

This fabulous structure looks different under every lighting condition. At night, its stainless steel surface resembles black satin, while early morning and last light gave it a steely blue colour. In daytime under bright sunlight, it doesn’t look real from a distance, instead it looks like a computer simulation.

The O’Connell Street monument

Situated on the south side of O’Connell Street, the monument consists of three bronze sections separated by a granite plinth. Of course, in pride of place at the top is the man himself, Daniel O’Connell, but at the base of the monument are four-winged victories, each representing a virtue attributed to O’Connell: courage, fidelity, patriotism, and eloquence.

The Statue of James Larkin

The statue of James Larkin stands on O’Connell Street in Dublin. The inscription on the monument is an extract in French, Irish and English from one of his famous speeches:

“Les grands ne sont grands que parce que nous sommes à genoux:

Levons-nous.

Ní uasal aon uasal ach sinne bheith íseal: Éirímis.

The great appear great because we are on our knees: Let us rise.”