Dublin GPO photos, O'Connell street images

Constructed between 1814-18, the GPO (General Post Office) building was at the center of the 1916 Easter Rising. It was the headquarters for those who took part in April 1916 Easter Uprising & is located on O'Connell Street Dublin, the capital's main thoroughfare. The Irish Declaration of Independence - & Proclamation of the Irish Republic was first announced there by Pádraig Pearse in April 1916.

The building was shelled during the week long insurrection by British artillery & a gunboat on the Liffey. It remained gutted and in a derelict state for several years afterwards. The GPO building was restored during the 1920's when Ireland became a Free State & secured Independence from Britain in 1922. The rooftop statues represent Fidelity, Hibernia & Mercury.

Dublin GPO building on O'Connell Street, 2004 photo
Dublin GPO building (General Post Office) on O'Connell Street, James Larkin statue in foreground, 1997 photo.

GPO pictured circa 1865, General Post Office on O'Connell Street watercolour painting by Brocas
General Post Office building & Nelson's Pillar, c1865 watercolour by Brocas.
Historical colour movie featuring Dublin city centre images, crowds surveying damaged GPO & destroyed buildings on O'Connell Street, in the wake of 1916 Easter rebellion hostilities.
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Dublin 1916 Video clip.
GPO building, O'Connell street Dublin photo
Central Dublin street scene in 2004, Millennium Spire & Irish tricolor flag on GPO building.
O'Connell Street Dublin, photo of historic GPO building
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GPO & Dublin Spire night illuminations on March 17, St. Patricks Day 2018.
St. Patricks Day 2018, Green GPO & Dublin Spire at night
Dublin Spire GPO lit up in Green at night-time on O'Connell Street, 17th March 2018 - St. Patrick's Day. From original photograph by William Murphy, Dublin, Ireland. ( Wikimedia Commons).
GPO aerial photo 2016 courtesy Irish Air Corps
Aerial view of GPO & inner courtyard, 2016 image courtesy Irish Air Corps.
Slideshow photos of GPO building on O'Connell Street & Central Dublin, 1961 > 2016.
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GPO building & O'Connell Street Dublin postcard
Dublin GPO postcard.
Central Dublin Ireland postcard of O'Connell Street & GPO building, Jim Larkin statue & Dublin Spire.

A short film providing a snapshot of late 1960's Dublin city & culture,
See You at the Pillar. Documentary produced by British Pathe films in 1967.

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