Temple Bar and Riverfront Walk

The Palace Bar carries a Victorian facade of carved mahogany and etched glass that separates it from the neighboring storefronts on Fleet Street. It began as a distillery outlet in eighteen twenty-three and transitioned into a gathering…

The Irish Music Wall of Fame holds a bronze sculpture of Phil Lynott, the Thin Lizzy frontman, standing with his bass guitar. This monument marks a site dedicated to the history of Irish popular music. Originally established inside a…

The bronze replica of a nineteen sixty-one Fender Stratocaster embedded in the wall at the corner of Meeting House Square and Essex Street marks the spot where Rory Gallagher lived for a time. The guitar is beaten and road-worn, just like…

The Project Arts Centre occupies a stark, industrial-looking building on East Essex Street with a facade dominated by a grid of dark, windowless panels. It began in nineteen sixty-six when a group of artists, including Jim Sheridan and…

Meeting House Square features four giant, retractable umbrellas that loom over the cobblestones like mechanical trees. These structures protect the space from Dublin’s frequent rain, keeping the area dry for markets and outdoor cinema…

The Temple Bar Pub features a bright, deep red exterior that stands out against the gray stone buildings lining the street. While the area takes its name from the seventeenth-century Provost of Trinity College, William Temple, this…

Merchant's Arch is a narrow stone passageway connecting Temple Bar to the River Liffey. It takes its name from the Guild of Merchants, who operated near here in the late eighteenth century. When the Wellington Quay wall was built in the…

The Ha'penny Bridge features three ornate cast-iron arches that rise sharply over the River Liffey. Before eighteen sixteen, Dubliners crossed the water on seven aging, dangerous ferries owned by a man named William Walsh. City officials…