Upper Castle Yard

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Upper Castle Yard is a central courtyard within Dublin Castle, historically serving as a key ceremonial and administrative space in the heart of the complex.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lower Castle Yard 1
Upper Castle Yard canonical 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf courtyard
historic site
accessedVia Cork Hill entrance to Dublin Castle
linked to: Dublin Castle
adjacentTo Bedford Tower
Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle
Record Tower
State Apartments, Dublin Castle
linked to: Dublin Castle
architecturalStyleSurroundings Georgian architecture
currentUse tourist attraction
venue for official state events
eraOfSignificance 18th century
19th century
hasAccess main entrance to State Apartments
hasFunction administrative space
ceremonial space
hasHistoricalAssociationWith British administration in Ireland
Irish state ceremonial after independence
hasLayout rectangular courtyard
hasPaving cobbled surface
hasRole central courtyard of Dublin Castle
hasViewOf Bedford Tower clock
Dublin Castle State Apartments
linked to: Dublin Castle
heritageDesignation part of a protected structure (Dublin Castle)
historicalUse administrative focus of British rule in Ireland
ceremonial courtyard for the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
locatedIn Dublin Castle
locatedInCity Dublin
locatedInCountry Ireland
locatedInRegion Leinster
locatedNear City Hall, Dublin
Dame Street, Dublin
managedBy Office of Public Works (Ireland)
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Government of Ireland
partOf Dublin Castle Upper Ward
linked to: Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle complex
linked to: Dublin Castle
surfaceMaterial stone cobbles
usedFor official receptions
public events
state ceremonies

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dublin Castle hasPart Upper Castle Yard
Dublin Castle hasPart Lower Castle Yard
linked to: Upper Castle Yard