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Pro-Cathedral Review
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Pro-Cathedral
- Address: Marlborough St., Northside, Dublin, Co. Dublin
- Phone: 01/874-5441
- www.procathedral.ie
- Category: Religious Sites
- Location: Northside
Fodor's Review:
Dublin's principal Catholic cathedral (also known as St. Mary's) is a great place to hear the best Irish male voices -- a Palestrina choir, in which the great Irish tenor John McCormack began his career, sings in Latin here every Sunday morning at 11. The cathedral, built between 1816 and 1825, has a classical church design -- on a suitably epic scale. The church's facade, with a six-Doric-pillared portico, is based on the Temple of Theseus in Athens; the interior is modeled after the Grecian-Doric style of St. Philippe du Roule in Paris. But the building was never granted full cathedral status, nor has the identity of its architect ever been discovered; the only clue to its creation is in the church ledger, which lists a "Mr. P." as the builder.
- Cost: Free
- Open: Daily 8-6
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