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Dublín, IRLANDA 2024
The GPO Museum (General Post Office Museum or GPO Witness History) is an award-winning, interactive museum housed within the historic General Post Office (GPO) on O'Connell Street, Dublin.
The Building (GPO): The GPO, completed in 1818, is one of Dublin's most iconic Neoclassical buildings. It is not only an architectural landmark but also continues to be Ireland's main operational post office.
Historical Significance: The building is arguably the most important in modern Irish history, as it served as the headquarters for the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. It was from here that the Proclamation of the Irish Republic was read.
The Museum: The museum focuses on the 1916 Easter Rising and the events that led to the creation of the Irish Free State and the Republic. Through touchscreens, audio, and authentic artefacts, it tells the story from the perspectives of the participants on both sides and the civilians caught in the middle.
Importance: The GPO Museum is a site of civic pilgrimage and a powerful, interactive witness to the birth of the modern Irish nation.
A marker of the General Post Office (as the UK postal service was called until 1969) to mark the presence of an underground cable.
The main Post Office in Australia's capital cities has always been known as the General Post Office or GPO and I guess in days now long gone it was quite prestigious to own a GPO Box number (see next photo) to put on your letterhead and receive mail to. As communications have changed out of sight, delivery of letters is now a dying and loss making business.
This is Brisbane's GPO and it still operates as such although downsized internally considerably. It's a classic heritage building and befitting a sub-tropical city suitably surrounded by Palm Trees in Queen Street looking behind me through Post Office Square and ANZAC Square to Central Station. The impact of COVID with working from home and less city office space being used by large corporations has also impacted the volume of business being conducted here.
The front, which extends 67.1 metres (220 ft), has an Ionic portico (24.4 metres (80 ft) wide), of six fluted Ionic columns, 137.16 centimetres (54 inches) in diameter. The frieze of the entablature is highly enriched, and in the tympanum of the pediment were the royal arms until removed following restoration in the 1920s. On the acroteria of the pediment are three statues by John Smyth:[5] when facing the building Mercury on the left, with his Caduceus and purse; Fidelity on the right, with a hound at her feet and a key held in her right hand (due to these features it is argued[by whom?] that the statue is in fact of Hecate); and Hibernia in the centre, resting on her spear and holding a harp. The entablature, with the exception of the architrave, is continued along the rest of the front; the frieze, however, is not decorated over the portico. A balustrade surmounts the cornice of the building, which is 15.2 metres (50 ft) from the ground.
With the exception of the portico, which is of Portland stone, the main building is of mountain granite. The elevation has three stories, of which the lower or basement is rusticated. The portico occupies the entire height of the structure.
The impressiveness of its architecture is small compared to its history.
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I’ve played with this location many times. I love the black and white versions. This is the latest on an overcast day
Dublín, IRLANDA 2024
The GPO Museum (General Post Office Museum), located inside the iconic neoclassical General Post Office (GPO) building on O'Connell Street, Dublin, is one of the most important sites for understanding modern Irish history.
Main Focus: The museum primarily focuses on the 1916 Easter Rising, a pivotal event on the path to Irish independence. The GPO served as the headquarters for the rebels during the Rising and sustained major damage.
Experience: The museum offers an interactive and immersive experience, using touchscreens, video, audio-visual materials, and authentic artefacts to narrate the events of 1916 and the aftermath that led to the creation of the Irish Republic.
Significance: The GPO remains a powerful symbol of Irish nationalism and communication, as the building still functions as the main post office.
On 22-05-23 Nottingham City Transport 915 YT61 GPO is seen on driver training duties on University Boulevard in Beeston.
A post office in central Victoria. I was waiting for my bus back to melbourne when the clouds opened up. I ran back to grab the shot and nearly missed the bus! (I didn't though)
The museum is an immersive and interactive experience telling the story of the 1916 Easter Rising and modern Irish history.
A centerpiece film that puts you right in the middle of the action during the Rising as it happened at the GPO and other locations.
The GPO was the communications hub of Ireland and headquarters of the men and women who took part in the 1916 Easter Rising. The historic and tumultuous Easter Rising set into motion an unstoppable chain of events which would ultimately lead to the creation of the Irish Republic.
The iconic GPO building is the headquarters of the post office in Ireland as well as being an enduring symbol of freedom and a place of commemoration. The building was originally opened in 1818 and was destroyed during the 1916 Easter Rising, the present enlarged structure re-opened again in 1929.
The Rebel Rising Tour is ideal for those who wish to explore the 1916 Easter Rising and the major events of modern Irish history in more detail.
Event: Morris Register National Rally
Location: Thoresby Hall, Budby, Nottinghamshire
Camera: Pentax ME Super
Lens(s): SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7
Film: Agfa Vista 200
Shot ISO: 200
Light Meter: Camera
Lighting: Mostly Sunny
Mounting: Hand-held
Firing: Shutter button
Developer: Digibase C-41
Scanner: Epson V800
Post: Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop (dust removal)