- Kildare Street
Kildare Street ("Sráid Chill Dara" in Irish) is a well known street in
Dublin , the capital city of Ireland close to the principal shopping area ofGrafton Street and Dawson Street, to which it is joined by Molesworth Street. Some Irish government departments have their offices on this street but it is most famous forLeinster House , built byRichard Cassels in1745 , the current seat of the Irish parliament. The "Archaeology and History" section of theNational Museum of Ireland and theNational Library of Ireland are located on either side of the Leinster House and were built in1885 .Trinity College lies at the north end of the street while
St. Stephen's Green is at the southern end, with the well-known "Shelbourne Hotel" on the eastern corner. The Dublin offices ofAlliance française are located at 1 Kildare Street.External links
* [http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/southcity/kildare_street/index.html Buildings in Kildare Street]
* [http://www.nli.ie/ National Library of Ireland]
* [http://www.museum.ie/ National Museum of Ireland]
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