Local landmarks are now on Google Street View

Google Street View has just released a new collection of imagery of parks, castles and historic sites from across the country.

Among the wide range of locations that can now be accessed on your phone, tablet or computer are a number of iconic Southside sites including Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin’s oldest medieval cathedral, and the Aviva Stadium.

Many of Dublin’s well known parks including St Patrick’s Park, Herbert Park, Bushy Park and St Anne’s Park in Raheny have also been added to the Street View collection.

Rugby enthusiasts from home and abroad will also be able to tour the Aviva Stadium on Street View ahead of the upcoming Six Nations tournament.

The images were taken in the summer of 2014 using the Google Trekker – a four-foot, 40lbs backpack, fitted with a 15-angle lens camera, taking 360 degree pictures every 2.5 seconds – which is designed to capture imagery in locations that the Street View car can’t typically reach.

Nuala Kavanagh, Director of Operations at Christ Church Cathedral said:

“We are very excited to showcase our iconic and much loved landmark on Google’s Street View. We invite a wider audience to come and see for themselves one of Ireland’s most spectacularly beautiful cathedrals with one of the oldest and largest crypts in Europe.

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Gavan Woods, the administrator of St Patrick’s Cathedral, added:

“I am delighted that this famous 800-year-old medieval cathedral can now be seen by audiences all across the world.

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