Dublin, Ireland: Trinity College - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
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Trinity College, founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I to establish a Protestant way of thinking about God.
For tourists, the big draw on campus is a museum containing the precious book of Kels, a monk made set of the four gospels from about the year 800.
It's estimated that it took the skins of 185 darling little calves to make the book of cows.
Upstairs, Trinity's old library is stacked to its towering ceiling with 200,000 of the library's oldest books.
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Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/heH309H9Krs Trinity College — founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I in the center of Dublin — has long been Ireland's most prestigious college. The big draw on campus for tourists is the precious Book of Kells, a beautiful monk-decorated copy of the four Gospels from about the year 800. Trinity's Old Library is stacked to its towering ceiling with old books, including a rare edition of the Proclamation of the independent Irish Republic and another national icon: Ireland's oldest surviving harp, from the 15th century. You'll see this harp's likeness everywhere — on Irish euro coins, government documents and even on the Guinness label. More Dublin travel info: https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/ireland/dublin #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #ireland Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about this destination and other destinations in Europe. Check out more Rick Steves’ Europe travel resources: • “Rick Steves’ Europe” public television series: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show • “Travel with Rick Steves” public radio program: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/radio • European Tours: https://www.ricksteves.com/tours • Guidebooks: https://store.ricksteves.com/shop/guidebooks • Travel Gear: https://store.ricksteves.com/shop/ • Travel Classes: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/travel-talks • Rick Steves Audio Europe App: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe Rick Steves, America's most respected authority on European travel, writes European travel guidebooks, and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit http://www.ricksteves.com