Dublin - St Stephen's Green
Opposite Ely Housein Dublin, Hume Street leads to the east side of St Stephen's Green, a 20ac/9ha park laid out in 1880 at Arthur Guiness's expense, with flower beds, ponds and a variety of monuments, including a fountain ("The Three Fates") by Joseph Wackerle, a gift from the German people in thanksgiving for Irish help in relieving distress after the World War II, and a memorial stone to W. B. Yeats by Henry Moore.
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The park is a popular resort of Dubliners, particularly during the midday break (deck chairs can be hired); there are lunchtime concerts of Irish music in July and August.
A highly ornate Victorian facade conceals the ultramodern St Stephen's Green Shopping Center. On the west side of the park can be seen the Royal College of Surgeons (1806) and on the south side of the square stands the Department of Foreign Affairs, formerly the residence of Lord Iveagh, which has a large garden, and the Neo-Byzantine University Church (1854).
A highly ornate Victorian facade conceals the ultramodern St Stephen's Green Shopping Center. On the west side of the park can be seen the Royal College of Surgeons (1806) and on the south side of the square stands the Department of Foreign Affairs, formerly the residence of Lord Iveagh, which has a large garden, and the Neo-Byzantine University Church (1854).
