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Other
New Year's Events include The Lord
Mayors New Years Day Parade. This
fun and entertaining parade hosts
some fantastic marching bands from
home and abroad. The parade starts
off on Parnell Street (just north of
O’Connell St,), makes its way up
through Dublin’s main thoroughfare
O' Connell Street where all the acts
stop and perform for Dublin’s Lord
Mayor.
Dublin
has many landmarks and monuments
dating back hundreds of years. One
of the oldest is Dublin Castle.
Other popular landmarks and
monuments include the Mansion House,
the Anna Livia monument, the Molly
Malone statue, Christ Church
Cathedral, St Patrick's Cathedral,
Saint Francis Xavier Church on Upper
Gardiner Street near Mountjoy
Square, The Custom House, and Áras
an Uachtaráin. The Poolbeg Towers
are also iconic features of Dublin
and are visible in many spots around
the city.
There
are many park areas around the city,
including the Phoenix Park, Herbert
Park and St Stephen's Green. The
Phoenix Park is 2–4 km west of the
city centre, north of the River
Liffey. Its 16 km perimeter wall
encloses 707 hectares (1,750 acres)
one of the largest walled city parks
in Europe. It includes large areas
of grassland and tree-lined avenues,
and since the 17th century has been
home to a herd of wild Fallow deer.
The residence of the President of
Ireland (Áras an Uachtaráin), which
was built in 1754, is located in the
park. The park is also home to
Dublin Zoo, the official residence
of the United States Ambassador, and
Ashtown Castle. Music concerts have
also been performed in the park by
many singers and musicians.
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