Friday 9th September

Visit to Facebook European headquarters (sede principale).

Facebook has chosen Ireland for its headquarters, that control all
other offices in Europe More than 1000 people work here, in a relaxed
work environment.
The building it is in was built in 2009 by Frank Gehry
a famous Modernist architect. It lies in Silicon Docks, a modern area
near Dublin's harbour ,where also Google ,Twitter and Ebay.s offices are.

Ireland actually is now considered the capital of start-ups and attracts, thanks to its low
tax rates high-tech businesses from all over the world.

It was really worth visiting ,enjoy this video

https://www.facebook.com/facebookdublin/videos/10154029924058011/


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A visitor's guide to the Chester Beatty Library

Thursday 8th


This video is about what we are visiting today, the Chester Beatty Museum ,a rich
collection of manuscripts, miniature paintings, prints, drawings, rare books from countries across Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, with items from the main religions ,Christianity,
Islam and Buddhism, like the Biblical Papyri, a collection of Qur'an manuscripts and books of Buddhist thought, really interesting indeed.(you can use subtitles)

Visitor Vox Pop | National Museum of Ireland – Natural History

Wednesday 7th






We went to the National Natural History Museum, where Irish native animals
but also animals from all over the world are on display.
In the first room was waiting for us the Giant Irish deer, a prehistoric huge kind of deer, really impressive for its size.

In the other posts you will find a video of the visit and another one about visitors' reactions.
Practise your English!!

Natural History Museum, Dublin

Tuesday 6th September 2016

Today we have visited Trinity College,the most prestigious college in Ireland and
 one of the best-known universities in the world., founded by Elizabeth I
 following the pattern of Oxford and Cambridge universities.
It was established as a Protestant college, where Catholic students weren't allowed
until 1790s.Women were allowed only in 1904.
We saw the famous Book of Kells, a medieval illuminated (miniato) manuscript,
considered the most beautiful book in the world.


Visit the official site and watch the video

www.tcd.ie/visitors/book-of-kells/

September 2016 - study tour in Dublin

Hello everybody,

we are a group of students of Baruffi Institute on a study tour in Ireland to improve our English.
Yesterday we visited the National Gallery in Dublin,
here is a video about our experience. Enjoy it!