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Tuesday 21 March 2023 Dublin: 9°C

# Monuments

Last year
2022
# City of Lights
Eiffel Tower lights to turn off earlier at night as Paris scales back on energy
The iconic landmark will now go dark at 11.45pm instead of 1:00am.
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Sep 13th 2022, 1:45 PM
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# Brú na Bóinne
Dozens of previously unknown monuments discovered at Newgrange
Newgrange is synonymous with the Winter Solstice where the dawn light illuminates its burial chamber.
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Aug 7th 2019, 12:26 PM
# Bombs
Suspect in Barcelona attack says terror cell planned to target monuments
Four suspects appeared in court yesterday.
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Aug 23rd 2017, 8:10 AM
# robert e lee
Confederate statues removed in dead of night from Texas campus
The statues were moved at night for safety reasons, a spokesperson for the University of Texas said.
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Aug 21st 2017, 7:03 PM
# #TopTen
Pictures: This imposing photo of Dublin's Custom House has won the top Irish prize in a major competition
The competition was run by the Wikimedia Ireland Community.
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Nov 18th 2016, 6:00 PM
# Wiki Loves Monuments
There's just one week left to enter your pictures of Ireland's greatest monuments
Amateur and professional photographers must submit their photos before next Friday to be in with a chance of winning the cash prize.
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Sep 23rd 2016, 8:18 PM
# national monuments
The world's biggest photo competition is returning to Ireland
And it wants your images.
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Aug 30th 2015, 10:15 AM
# Woah
These are 16 of the world's most enormous statues
The absolute SIZE of them.
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Aug 15th 2015, 6:00 PM
# ancient ireland
Hidden Ireland: Ancient Ireland's secrets unveiled
You’ll be inspired to take a trip to your local heritage site after reading this.
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Nov 2nd 2013, 9:45 AM
# sponsored by oreo
What's your favourite Dublin landmark?
And would you like to see it given an Oreo twist?
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Oct 22nd 2013, 10:56 AM
# Hidden Ireland
Hidden Ireland: Celtic crosses, follies and historic pubs
Website Curious Ireland examines the country’s building history.
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Apr 1st 2013, 9:45 AM