Christ Church Cathedral (Christ Church Cathedral), officially named the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, is located in the centre of historic Dublin, capital of Ireland. This is one of the oldest and most beautiful cathedrals of the city.

In Dublin we have a unique situation: two of the Cathedral in the same city – Christ Church Cathedral and St. Patrick's are the status of Cathedral. Quite a long time, they were in a constant state of competition. In 1300 it was agreed to the separation of powers, by which, for example, the cross, the mitre and the ring of the late Archbishop should be kept in the Cathedral of Christ, and burial of bishops should be held alternately in both cathedrals; in General, the two cathedrals should work together on an equal basis. In 1870 the St. Patrick's Cathedral was given the status of national, and the seat of the chair of the Dublin Bishop was defined Christ Church Cathedral.

Christ Church Cathedral is a bit older than St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1030 founded against 1191. It was originally a wooden Church in the bounds of the settlement of the Vikings. In 1180 begins rebuilding of the Cathedral in stone.

Despite the fact that the Cathedral was the main Church of Dublin, by the nineteenth century, he came in terrific condition. In the late nineteenth century were carried out extensive work on the reconstruction of the Cathedral, part of the decaying and dilapidated buildings were demolished and replaced by new, and not always possible to say with certainty which parts belong to the middle ages, and which were built in the Victorian era.

The crypt of the Cathedral, built in 1172-73, is the largest in Britain and Ireland. Here are two of the oldest secular carved statues, previously stored in the town hall.