The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City

15.00

The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City provides full-colour photos, detailed maps and an informative guide to the more than 250 statues and sculptures of Dublin city, covering the dominant themes of history, literature, nationalism, religion and famine that have shaped Dublin over the centuries.

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The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City
The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City 15.00
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Do you know where the Ten Virgins are located on O’Connell Street?
Do you know what piece of music is featured on the statue of Daniel O’Connell?
Do you know which Dublin statue has a hat and a cat as symbols of freedom?

The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City provides answers to these questions and uncovers the stories behind the statues, their subjects, their sculptors and their symbolism. More than two hundred items are featured within the Grand and Royal Canals. These works of art tell the story of Dublin, from the arrival of the Vikings and the oppression of the Penal Laws, through the rich Georgian era and the horror of the Famine, to the fight for Irish freedom and on to the modernity of the twenty-first century. With each work the artist tells a story that can be read, understood and appreciated, capturing not just the leaders, but the myths, the writers,
the thinkers, the scientists and the dreamers who have shaped Dublin and Ireland over the centuries.
With full-colour photographs and detailed maps, The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City will entertain and inform visitors and locals alike, while providing a beautiful and practical walking guide to both the history and the public art of the capital city. It will also prove useful to tour guides, hoteliers and all those working in the hospitality industry.

Neal Doherty is a true-blue Dubliner and Fáilte Ireland qualified tourist guide who has been introducing tourists to the history and culture of Dublin for many years.

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2 reviews for The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City

  1. Nora Byrne

    This is a great book. What a wonderful guid to the statues and sculptures in Dublin city’
    There were so many of them that I didn’t know existed, what a great read!
    I would recommend it.

  2. Nora Byrne

    This is a great book. What a wonderful guid to the statues and sculptures in Dublin city’
    There were so many of them that I didn’t know existed.
    I would recommend it.

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