General Post Office, Dublin

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The General Post Office in Dublin is a landmark 19th-century neoclassical building on O’Connell Street, best known as the headquarters of the 1916 Easter Rising and a powerful symbol of Irish nationalism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building
national monument
post office building
tourist attraction
architect Francis Johnston
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
associatedWith Irish nationalism
category Buildings and structures in Dublin
Easter Rising sites
Neoclassical architecture in Ireland
city Dublin
completionDate 1818
constructionStartDate 1814
coordinates 53.349°N 6.260°W
country Ireland
countryCapital Dublin
damagedIn Easter Rising
hasArchitecturalElement colonnade
flagpoles
pediment
hasFacadeFeature portico with six Ionic columns
hasFunction central post office for Dublin
philatelic services
retail post office
hasMuseum GPO Witness History Visitor Centre
hasStatue Fidelity statue
Hibernia statue
Mercy statue
heritageDesignation national monument of Ireland
protected structure
inaugurationDate 1818
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Dublin Region
surface form: County Dublin

Leinster
location Dublin
Dublin
surface form: Dublin city centre

O’Connell Street
material Portland stone
nearby O’Connell Bridge
The Spire of Dublin
surface form: Spire of Dublin
operator An Post
ownedBy An Post
reconstructionStartDate 1920s
reopenedAfterReconstruction 1929
significantEvent 1916 Easter Rising headquarters
Easter Rising
streetAddress O’Connell Street
surface form: O’Connell Street Lower
symbolOf Irish independence movement
Irish nationalism
usedAs headquarters of the Provisional Government of the Irish Republic in 1916

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Subject: General Post Office, Dublin
Description of subject: The General Post Office in Dublin is a landmark 19th-century neoclassical building on O’Connell Street, best known as the headquarters of the 1916 Easter Rising and a powerful symbol of Irish nationalism.

Referenced by (16)

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Neoclassical architecture hasNotableExample General Post Office, Dublin
Dublin hasLandmark General Post Office, Dublin
this entity surface form: General Post Office
British Post Office precededBy General Post Office, Dublin
this entity surface form: General Post Office
The Spire of Dublin locatedNear General Post Office, Dublin
GPO Witness History Visitor Centre locatedIn General Post Office, Dublin
this entity surface form: General Post Office, O’Connell Street, Dublin
GPO Witness History Visitor Centre associatedWith General Post Office, Dublin
Fidelity statue locatedIn General Post Office, Dublin
Fidelity statue partOf General Post Office, Dublin
Fidelity statue associatedWith General Post Office, Dublin
Hibernia statue associatedWith General Post Office, Dublin
Francis Johnston notableWork General Post Office, Dublin
College Green hasLandmarkBuilding General Post Office, Dublin
this entity surface form: Bank of Ireland building
Luas hasStation General Post Office, Dublin
this entity surface form: O'Connell - GPO
Monument of Light near General Post Office, Dublin
Northside Dublin hasLandmark General Post Office, Dublin
Gresham Hotel isLocatedNear General Post Office, Dublin