Romanesque Doorway ~
Leading to the south transept, this ornately carved doorway is one of the finest examples of 12th - century Irish stonework.
Christ Church Cathedral was commissioned in 1172 by Strongbow, the Anglo-Norman conqueror of Dublin and Archbishop Laurence O'Toole. It replaced an earlier wooden church built by the Vikings in 1038. At the time of the Reformation, the cathedral passed to the Protestant Church of Ireland. By the 19th century, it was in a bad state of repair, but was completely remodelled by architect George Street in the 1870's. In the crypt are monuments removed from the cathedral during its restoration. It stands on high ground above the River Liffey.
Romanesque Doorway ~
Leading to the south transept, this ornately carved doorway is one of the finest examples of 12th - century Irish stonework.
Christ Church Cathedral was commissioned in 1172 by Strongbow, the Anglo-Norman conqueror of Dublin and Archbishop Laurence O'Toole. It replaced an earlier wooden church built by the Vikings in 1038. At the time of the Reformation, the cathedral passed to the Protestant Church of Ireland. By the 19th century, it was in a bad state of repair, but was completely remodelled by architect George Street in the 1870's. In the crypt are monuments removed from the cathedral during its restoration. It stands on high ground above the River Liffey.