Living in Ireland all my life I have never been to Dublin Castle. This week I finally got to go for the first time. My experience included an evening guided tour of the castle, along with an exceptional dinner.
I had never seen a real throne before and the size of it was just overwhelming. This throne is located in the "throne room" in Dublin Castle and was made to size for the visit of King George IV to Ireland in 1821.
The castle has been at the heart of Irish history for over 800 years and hosts prestigious events like the Irish Presidential election since the foundation of the Irish State in 1922.
It is very grand inside and in my opinion extremely well maintained considering the age of the castle.
I had never seen a real throne before and the size of it was just overwhelming. This throne is located in the "throne room" in Dublin Castle and was made to size for the visit of King George IV to Ireland in 1821.
The picture does not really portray the size of this throne and would fit three average size adults on it comfortably.
We were also informed that the throne was actually taller for George IV and the throne that stands today in the "throne room" in Dublin Castle has had its legs cut compared to the original. This was done for Queen Victoria's visit in 1849. The footstool as shown in the picture was also for Queen Victoria.
This is the ladies room in Dublin Castle. Our guide informed us that after dinner the ladies and men would typically split up. The ladies would be guided to the ladies room for light entertainment.
The men would go to the men's room at the other end of Dublin Castle. They would smoke cigars and play billiards. A bit of an awkward situation, but that was the way things were done back then.
Unfortunately we did not get the chance to see the men's room, maybe next time. A game of snooker would have been good!
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