The story
Audio tour · General Post Office
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You're standing on O'Connell Street, Dublin's main street, in front of the General Post Office. Locals just call it the GPO. Look at the six tall columns across the front. They're pale Portland stone, while the rest of the building is granite. Architect Francis Johnston designed it, and it opened for business in 1818. It was the last great Georgian public building to go up in the city.
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