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1b. Trinity College, Dublin
The entrance to Trinity College from the busy streets of Dublin. The university was founded in 1592 by Elizabeth 1st of England. Many famous people have undergraduates studying at Trinity College including the play writers Oliver Goldsmith, Samuel Beckett, Oscar Wilde, the philosopher Edmund Burke, the writers Dean Jonathan Swift ("Gulliver's Travels") and Bram Stoker ("Dracula"). Many other famous graduates include Mary Robinson the ex-president of Ireland.
Inside the main square of Trinity College, Dublin, looking towards the entrance. The library houses the Book of Kells, one of the most beautiful medieval manuscripts in Europe.
The Campanile (bell tower) of Trinity College, Dublin. It was built by Sir Charles Lanyon, the architect of the Queen's University in Belfast, in 1853.
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