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Glasnevin Cemetery

Reilig Ghlas Naíon

Glasnevin Cemetery is the national cemetery of Ireland on Dublin's north side, founded in 1832 and covering over 100 acres. The site contains dense rows of headstones, sculpted memorials and yew trees, dominated by the 55-metre O'Connell Tower and enclosing walls with watchtowers; it remains an active burial ground and place of public commemoration.

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First raised

1832

Its prime

1922

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1922

What Glasnevin Cemetery looked like in its prime.

A broad, walled cemetery of tightly spaced stone and marble headstones, Celtic crosses and sculpted monuments arranged in ordered rows and small family plots amid scattered yew and plane trees. Low lawns and gravel paths thread between tall upright monuments; the skyline is dominated by the slender, cylindrical stone O'Connell Tower rising from a circular memorial platform. Thick stone boundary walls with square watchtowers enclose the grounds, with urban houses and fields visible beyond.

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8 places to explore in 1922.

The record describes 8 distinct spots at Glasnevin Cemetery, including 1 interior: base crypt of o'connell tower. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Main entrance approachHigh wall with watchtowersOld O'Connell CircleBase crypt of O'Connell TowerO'Connell Tower summitMichael Collins grave and surrounding memorialCurran's Square and mass-grave areaSt. Paul's section across the Finglas Road

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