Experts' Choice Award General Post Office
What the experts agree on
Dublin's iconic neoclassical GPO on O'Connell Street is best known as the command center of the 1916 Easter Rising, making it a powerful symbol of Irish independence. Still a working post office with a small museum inside.
“Dublin’s imposing neoclassical General Post Office on O’Connell Street is of course no ordinary post office, but rather a cradle and focal point of Irish nationalism.”
– The Telegraph
Fodor's "One of the great civic buildings of Dublin's Georgian era, the GPO's fame is based on the role it played in the Easter Rising." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The General Post Office is at the heart of Ireland's struggle for independence as it served as command HQ for the rebels during the Easter Rising of 1916." Full review
Time Out "Best known as the site of the Easter Rising in 1916, the GPO remains a potent symbol of Irish independence." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The General Post Office building (GPO) and its Ionic portico were built in 1814 by Francis Johnston." Full review
Atlas Obscura "The modern birthplace of Irish freedom. " Full review
Frommer's "It’s still a working post office today, although the small Letters, Lives, and Liberty Museum does house a few diverting exhibits, including the original Declaration of Independence." Full review
National Geographic "You can tell a lot about my city from spending half an hour on O'Connell Street. The bullet holes from the 1916 Easter Rising are still visible in the pillars of the General Post Office,..."
Rough Guide
