The cathedral, located close to the center of Dublin, was founded beside a well, where St. Patrick is said to have baptized converted Celts (around AD 450). The exterior (1254 -1270), with the Minot’s Tower and the spire (1700s), is very impressive both from the street and from the adjacent park.
The interior contains numerous monuments. One of the famous people remembered there is Jonathan Swift, who was educated at Trinity College and later became the Dean of the St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Photography, including the use of a flash and/or a tripod is allowed inside the Cathedral. A flash is of little use, as it destroys the atmospheric lighting. A tripod, however, is extremely useful. It allows taking multiple images with different exposures, which can be later combined using a computer to produce a high-dynamic-range (HDR) image.
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