Park St Stephens Green Photo: Park St Stephens Green

Park St Stephens green is one of the largest parks of Dublin. It is located in the center of the city and four surrounding streets are called: street St Stephens green North, St Stephen's green West, St. Stephen's green East and St. Stephens green South.

The Park was officially opened to the public in July 1880. However, this place was a favorite place for walks of wealthy citizens from the middle of XVII century, when around the Park were built expensive houses. But the Park was open only for residents and not for all of Dubliners. After the death of beloved wife Queen Victoria Prince albert, the Queen proposed to rename the Park in albert Park and set in the center of the monument to Prince albert. The proposal was indignantly rejected by the townspeople that upset many Queen.

Sir Arthur Guinness, one of the then owners of the brewing company Guinness, offered to make a public Park and gave a considerable amount of money on the remodel and construction of the Park. In gratitude, the city authorities have set him a monument in the Park.

One of the main attractions of the Park is the garden for the blind. In the North-Western part of the Park is planted with plants with a strong odor, which do not harm touch and feeling, and the signature to the plants performed in Braille.

In the Park there are numerous statues and busts of prominent citizens – writers, public figures, etc. On the South side of the Park, ivy house, the former residence of the Guinness family, in 1939, transferred to the city. Now there is the Ministry of foreign Affairs. On the West side is Irelands largest shopping centre, which is named the same as Park and St Stephens green.

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