Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

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St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, features Gothic architecture with pointed arches, tall spires, and a large central tower, surrounded by green lawns and trees.

Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, 1st Baronet

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

cathedral, Dublin, Ireland

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Its neighbour, St. Patrick’s, erected just outside the city walls, was also originally a Norse church that may have been built on an earlier Celtic foundation. Rebuilt by the Normans in 1191, it was enlarged and partially rebuilt over the centuries. It was in a state of…
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Its neighbour, St. Patrick’s, erected just outside the city walls, was also originally a Norse church that may have been built on an earlier Celtic foundation. Rebuilt by the Normans in 1191, it was enlarged and partially rebuilt over the centuries. It was in a state of…
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