10th April 2019, Dublin, Ireland. Bandstand in Phoenix Park, Dublin.

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Bandstand

Dublin


Phoenix Park's bandstand, in the Hollow near the People's Garden, was built at the end of the 19th century to give military bands a spot to showcase their talents.


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1. People's Garden

0.11 MILES

The People's Garden dates from 1864 and is made up of 9 hectares of Victorian-era horticulture.

2. Wellington Monument

0.15 MILES

Near the Parkgate St entrance to Phoenix Park is the 63m-high Wellington Monument. It took from 1817 to 1861 to build, mainly because the Duke of…

3. Dublin Zoo

0.27 MILES

Established in 1831, the 28-hectare Dublin Zoo just north of the Hollow is one of the oldest in the world. It is well known for its lion-breeding program,…

4. Garda Síochána Headquarters

0.29 MILES

This large Victorian building behind Dublin Zoo, on the edge of the park, is the 19th-century Garda Síochána Headquarters, designed by Benjamin Woodward …

5. Irish Museum of Modern Art

0.57 MILES

Ireland's most important collection of modern and contemporary Irish and international art is housed in the elegant, airy expanse of the Royal Hospital…

6. War Memorial Gardens

0.6 MILES

Hardly anyone ever ventures this far west, but they're missing a lovely bit of landscaping in the shape of the War Memorial Gardens – by our reckoning as…

7. Arbour Hill Cemetery

0.6 MILES

This small cemetery is the final resting place of all 14 of the executed leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. The burial ground is plain, with the 14 names…

8. Magazine Fort

0.61 MILES

Towards Phoenix Park's Parkgate entrance is Magazine Fort on Thomas' Hill. Built between 1734 and 1801, the fort served as an occasional arms depot for…