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St Patrick's Cathedral

Ardeaglais Naomh Phádraig

St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin is the national cathedral of the Church of Ireland, founded as a collegiate church in the 1190s and standing beside a historic holy well. It is a large Gothic stone cathedral with distinct tower and spire, internal nave and choir spaces, and named chapels and transepts that have served both diocesan and parish uses.

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First raised

1191

Its prime

1749

Today

Still standing

As it stood in 1749

What St Patrick's Cathedral looked like in its prime.

A long, grey stone Gothic cathedral with a prominent square west tower capped by a tall, slender spire, buttressed aisles and tall pointed-arch (lancet and traceried) windows. The nave and transepts form a low horizontal roofline punctuated by pinnacles; the east end has a Lady Chapel. The building sits back from a planted park with lawns, mature trees and a circular fountain in front; stone surfaces weathered to a cool grey.

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8 places to explore in 1749.

The record describes 8 distinct spots at St Patrick's Cathedral, including 6 interiors: central nave looking east toward the choir, choir and choir stalls with heraldic banners, north transept (st nicholas without) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

South approach from St Patrick's ParkMinot's Tower and west naveCentral nave looking east toward the choirChoir and choir stalls with heraldic bannersNorth transept (St Nicholas Without)Lady Chapel at the east endBaptistry remnant of the earliest churchGrave and epitaph of Jonathan Swift

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