Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

DUBLIN

the largest city the capital of Ireland the English name comes from the Irish Dubh Linn meaning "black pool" located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region originally founded as a Viking settlement

one of the fastest growing populations of any European capital city historical and contemporary cultural centre for the island of Ireland as well as a modern centre of education, the arts, administrative function, economy and industry

a world-famous literary history having produced many prominent literary figures Nobel laureates William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw and Samuel Beckett other influential writers and playwrights from Dublin include Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift and the creator of Dracula, Bram Stoker.

Ireland's biggest libraries and literary museums are found in Dublin, including the and National Library of Ireland there are several theatres within the city centre various world famous actors have emerged from the Dublin theatrical scene the best known theatres include the Gaiety, the Olympia and the Gate The largest theatre is the Mahony Hall in The Helix at Dublin City University in Glasnevin.

a vibrant nightlife in Dublin and it is reputedly one of the most youthful cities in Europe - with estimates of 50% of citizens being younger than 25 Like the rest of Ireland, there are pubs right across the city centre The area around St. Stephen's Green - especially Harcourt Street, Camden Street, Wexford Street and Leeson Street - is a centre for some of the most popular nightclubs and pubs in Dublin.

the internationally best- known area for nightlife is the Temple Bar area just south of the River Liffey live music is popularly played on streets and at venues throughout Dublin in general the city has produced several musicians and groups of international success

including U2, The Dubliners, Horslips, The Boomtown Rats, Boyzone, Ronan Keating, Thin Lizzy, Paddy Casey, Sinéad O'Connor, The Script and My Bloody Valentine.

Dublin is a popular shopping spot for both Irish people and tourists Dublin city centre has several shopping districts, including Grafton Street, Henry Street, Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, Jervis Shopping Centre, Powerscourt and the newly refurbished Ilac Shopping Centre On Grafton Street, the most famous shops include Brown Thomas and its sister shop BT2.

Brown Thomas also houses several boutiques such as Hermes, Tiffany's, Chanel and Louis Vuitton information.com/quiz1.htm PtyX-s ZsGdaU&feature=related

INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky. Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem a rozpočtem České republiky.