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The '''GPO''', or '''General Post Office''' is the headquarters for the Irish Postal service. It has gained fame in Irish History for its role in the 1916 [[Easter Rising]], where Irish Rebels used the GPO to control the entire [[O' Connell street|Sackville street]](Now O' Connell street) area for the week. British forces, with the aid of the gunboat, the [[Helga]] shelled the GPO and the bullet marks can still be seen on its classical front pillars. While the taking of the GPO by the rebel forces marked the beginning of the rising, the GPO was also the scene of the rebel's capitulation at the end of the week. | The '''GPO''', or '''General Post Office''' is the headquarters for the Irish Postal service. It has gained fame in Irish History for its role in the 1916 [[Easter Rising]], where Irish Rebels used the GPO to control the entire [[O' Connell street|Sackville street]] (Now O' Connell street) area for the week. British forces, with the aid of the gunboat, the [[Helga]] shelled the GPO and the bullet marks can still be seen on its classical front pillars. While the taking of the GPO by the rebel forces marked the beginning of the rising, the GPO was also the scene of the rebel's capitulation at the end of the week. | ||
It is a commanding building at the heart of [[Dublin]]s inner city and is built according to a classical style [[architecture]]. A tourist trap, the GPO has a statue of Cuchullain standing on its front and an original copy of the [[Proclamation of the Irish Republic]] inside. | It is a commanding building at the heart of [[Dublin]]s inner city and is built according to a classical style [[architecture]]. A tourist trap, the GPO has a statue of Cuchullain standing on its front and an original copy of the [[Proclamation of the Irish Republic]] inside. | ||
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Revision as of 09:23, 10 August 2007
The GPO, or General Post Office is the headquarters for the Irish Postal service. It has gained fame in Irish History for its role in the 1916 Easter Rising, where Irish Rebels used the GPO to control the entire Sackville street (Now O' Connell street) area for the week. British forces, with the aid of the gunboat, the Helga shelled the GPO and the bullet marks can still be seen on its classical front pillars. While the taking of the GPO by the rebel forces marked the beginning of the rising, the GPO was also the scene of the rebel's capitulation at the end of the week.
It is a commanding building at the heart of Dublins inner city and is built according to a classical style architecture. A tourist trap, the GPO has a statue of Cuchullain standing on its front and an original copy of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic inside.