What is the capital of Ireland?

Ireland is known as the emerald in the Atlantic Ocean, and Dublin, the capital, is a dark ornament among emeralds. Dublin means "black river" in the local Gelter language, because the Lifei River, which flows through the city, brings peat to wicklow Mountain, turning the river black. Dublin is adjacent to Dublin Bay on the east coast of Ireland Island, with an area of over 250 square kilometers and a population of1120,000 (2002).

Dublin's original name is Beryasakles, which means "Fenced Ferry Town", which means "Black Pond" in Irish. In AD 140, the Greek scholar Ptolemy recorded "Dublin" in his geographical works. 1949 In April, after Ireland became completely independent, Dublin was officially designated as the capital and became the seat of government agencies, parliament and the Supreme Court.

Dublin is an ancient rural city. Ten bridges across the Li Fei River connect the north and south banks. Located on the south bank of the river, Dublin Castle is the most famous ancient architectural complex in the city. It was built at the beginning of13rd century and was once the seat of the British Governor's House in Irish history. The castle consists of genealogy office, archives tower, Trinity Church and hall. The genealogy office, built in 1760, is located in front of the castle, including the circular bell tower and the genealogy and heraldry museum. Trinity Church is a Gothic building built in 1807, which is famous for its exquisite carvings. It used to be the royal chapel, but now it is the place where the president takes office and greets the state guests. The Leinster Palace was built in 1745, and now it is the parliament building. The Irish General Post Office is a granite building with a long history, where the birth of Ireland was announced, and the green, white and orange flags of Ireland were raised on the roof for the first time. Every year on March 17, Ireland National Day, a large-scale celebration will be held here.

Dublin is a national cultural and educational center, where the famous Trinity College (namely Dublin University), Irish Bishop University, National Library, Museum and Royal Society of Dublin are all located. Trinity College was founded in 159 1 year with a history of more than 400 years. The library of the College is one of the largest libraries in Ireland, with a collection of more than10,000,000 volumes, including ancient and medieval manuscripts and early published books, the most precious of which is the illustrated Gospel of kells in the 8th century. The college has more than 10 departments and 300 majors, including art, science, music, education and theology, with more than 5000 students. The National Museum includes the Irish Ancient Museum, the Art Museum, the Industrial Museum and the Natural History Museum, and has a large collection of ancient cultural relics, including bronze age gold ornaments. The National Gallery has a rich collection of famous paintings representing various European painting schools, including various portraits, sketches, watercolors and pocket paintings. Dublin is also the birthplace of famous playwright Bernard Shaw, playwright Richard Brinsley Shirley, playwright and poet Oscar Wilde and novelist James Joyce.

Dublin is the largest port in Ireland, with import and export trade accounting for half of the country's total foreign trade, and 5,000 ships leave the port every year. Dublin is also the largest manufacturing city in Ireland, with industries such as wine making, clothing, textiles, chemicals, large machine building, automobiles and metallurgy. In addition, Dublin is also an important financial center of the country. The famous Jonah Company was born in Berlin University in 199 1. This company, which mainly develops software, has made rapid development in the past ten years. Motorola, Financial Times, Boeing and other world-renowned companies are all using Jonah's products. It is a typical representative of Ireland's economic success.

Phoenix Park in the northwest suburb of Dublin is one of the largest and most beautiful urban parks in Europe. Originally the Royal Deer Park, it covers an area of 808 hectares. The zoo in the park was built in 1830 and is famous for raising lions. Located in Glasgow, the National Botanical Garden covers an area of 50 hectares, which contains a large number of precious plants and houses of many alpine residents. In addition, there are many Georgian buildings in the18th century around Morien Square.