My Journey
Assignment: Recording Your Journey
Project: My journey to a new world of knowledge
During my journey from my house to the Institute of Design is it possible travel through part of the Dublin history. The first monument is the St. George's Church, a former parish church founded in 1802 and closed in 1990 and It’s located at Hardwicke Place. This church then became the Temple Theatre, then a night-club. Further attempts were made to raise public funds for its restoration in 1991, to celebrate Dublin's role as European City of Culture, and later from the Millennium Committee. In 2004 a restoration and renovation turned it into office facilities.
Going in direction of O’Connell Street as soon I cross the Abbey Presbyterian Church it is possible see the Garden of Remembrance. A memorial garden dedicated to the memory of all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom. The Garden was opened in 1966 and it is in the shape of a sunken cross water-feature. In some meters ahead there is The Gate Theatre, founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál Mac Liammóir, initially using the Abbey Theatre studio theatre space and later moved to part of the Rotunda Hospital complex after the revisions necessary to the room be convert it into a theatre. Beside it is The Ambassador Theatre that hosts a variety of productions include theatre, cinema and concerts.
Going through all O’Connell street it’s possible see many monuments as the Parnell Monument a 57 ft high obelisk made of solid Galway granite in 1911. An expressive bronze statue in memory of James (Big Jim) Larkin who was an Irish trade union leader and socialist activist. The next one is a monument of Sir John Gray , proprietor of the Freeman's Journal newspaper and responsible for the construction of the Dublin water supply system. Meters away it is William Smith O'Brien statue, who was an Irish Nationalist, Member of Parliament and leader of the Young Ireland movement. It was moved to O'Connell Street
Project: My journey to a new world of knowledge
During my journey from my house to the Institute of Design is it possible travel through part of the Dublin history. The first monument is the St. George's Church, a former parish church founded in 1802 and closed in 1990 and It’s located at Hardwicke Place. This church then became the Temple Theatre, then a night-club. Further attempts were made to raise public funds for its restoration in 1991, to celebrate Dublin's role as European City of Culture, and later from the Millennium Committee. In 2004 a restoration and renovation turned it into office facilities.
Going in direction of O’Connell Street as soon I cross the Abbey Presbyterian Church it is possible see the Garden of Remembrance. A memorial garden dedicated to the memory of all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom. The Garden was opened in 1966 and it is in the shape of a sunken cross water-feature. In some meters ahead there is The Gate Theatre, founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál Mac Liammóir, initially using the Abbey Theatre studio theatre space and later moved to part of the Rotunda Hospital complex after the revisions necessary to the room be convert it into a theatre. Beside it is The Ambassador Theatre that hosts a variety of productions include theatre, cinema and concerts.
Going through all O’Connell street it’s possible see many monuments as the Parnell Monument a 57 ft high obelisk made of solid Galway granite in 1911. An expressive bronze statue in memory of James (Big Jim) Larkin who was an Irish trade union leader and socialist activist. The next one is a monument of Sir John Gray , proprietor of the Freeman's Journal newspaper and responsible for the construction of the Dublin water supply system. Meters away it is William Smith O'Brien statue, who was an Irish Nationalist, Member of Parliament and leader of the Young Ireland movement. It was moved to O'Connell Street