Behind bars

 A very impressive landmark of Dublin is the Kilmainham Gaol, a former jail that has now become a museum. This building was prison to many of the leaders of the Irish rebellions in the beginning of the 20th century and is an important part of Irish history. 

The East wing is very impressive and unexpectedly beautiful. Apparently it was the first prison to have this kind of interior patio that allowed the guards to watch numerous prisoners at once (many of the modern jails follow this style). This hall is so extraordinary that several films have been shot here and sometimes it even hosts theater plays (no famous video-clip worth mentioning here).

I feel like it has a lot of very cute details considering the fact that this is a prison we are talking about here...

The yards were very impressive as well, but the guide showed us corners where rebels were shot, so that kind of dimmed everyone's enthusiasm.

Although its history is quite depressing the prison itself is quite remarkable and the tour-guide was really good, so we enjoyed the stay. I guess it is easy to say this for someone who only spent an hour there and not a couple of years...