{"id":85850611,"date":"2013-07-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-06T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/the-book-of-kells-and-the-trinity-long-room\/"},"modified":"2014-12-22T15:55:47","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T15:55:47","slug":"the-book-of-kells-and-the-trinity-long-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/the-book-of-kells-and-the-trinity-long-room\/","title":{"rendered":"The Book of Kells and The Trinity Long Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\"The<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Before applying to a postgraduate program at Trinity College in
\nDublin, one of the first things I came across during my research was an
\ninterior photo of the world famous Long Room.  It is probably one of the
\nmost beautiful scenes of academia, and along with the Book of Kells, it
\ndraws large crowds of tourists to our campus every single day.   Both
\nhoused in the Old Library building, the sites made headlines last week
\nwhen Michelle Obama and her two daughters made a very high profile
\nvisit.<\/p>\n

\nThe Book of Kells is an impressively detailed and
\npreserved gospel dating back to the 9th century and is one of the oldest
\nbooks in the world. The exhibit is very in depth and educational. 
\nVisitors are led through a room detailing the history of the Book and
\nare able to view the Book’s contemporaries, which are also on display in
\nthe rooms leading to the main exhibit.   Films on calligraphy and book
\nbinding can be viewed as well by visitors as they pass through.  
\nDespite the contents of the Book, the exhibit is non-secular and focuses
\non the artistry and history of the manuscript, rather than any
\nreligious significance it may have.<\/p>\n

My favorite part of Trinity
\nCollege both as a student and a visitor is The Long Room in the Old
\nLibrary.  It is absolutely fascinating, and is rumored to have been the
\ninspiration for the Jedi Library in Star Wars: Episode II (Check out the images<\/a>
\nfor yourselves, they’re the same!)  The building dates back to the 18th
\ncentury, and the Library itself houses around 200,000 of Trinity’s
\noldest books, surrounded by busts of famous individuals associated with
\nthe University.   Since 1801, Trinity has had the rights to all books
\npublished in England or Ireland, contributing to both the historic
\ncollection on display in the Long Room and the vast collection available
\nto students in one of the four modern libraries.  The Library also has
\nfamous items from Ireland’s history, like the Proclamation of the Irish
\nRepublic from the revolutionary Easter Rising in 1916, and one of the
\noldest harps in the World, which is the national symbol of the country.
\n(It is also featured in both the Trinity and Guinness logos!)
\n\n<\/p>\n

\n
\nThe
\nOld Library is open to visitors from 9:30 am to 5 pm Monday through
\nFriday, and 9:30 am to 4 p.m. on the weekends in the summer.  If you
\nchoose to take a historic tour of the University, admission to both
\nexhibits is included in the price of the 10 euro ticket.  The price of
\nadmission without taking the tour is 9 euro for adults and 8 for
\nstudents and senior citizens.  Group rates and tours are also available.
\nFor more information visit http:\/\/www.tcd.ie\/Library\/bookofkells\/trinity-tours\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\nInterested in seeing the Long Room yourself? All you have to do is check out some cheap flights to Dublin<\/a>. And then tell us all about your adventure on our Facebook<\/a> page! \n<\/p>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

\nPhoto Credit: amandabhslater <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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