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1
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What was O’Connell Street known as?

A

Sackville Mall

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2
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Where is the most accessible part of a city?

A

CBD

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3
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What was the pre-eminent shopping street in Dublin in the late 1920s?

A

Grafton Street

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4
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When did Bewleys open?

A

1927

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5
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When did Brown Thomas open?

A

1849

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When was LEINSTER House built?

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1745-1749

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When was the central bank built?

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1980

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What are the 5 functional zones of a city?

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CBD, Smaller shopping areas, Industrial, Residential, Open Spaces

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9
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Name a building in the CBD of Dublin

A

LEINSTER House, Central Bank

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10
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Name a smaller shopping area in Dublin

A

Jervis Street, Grafton street, Dundrum

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11
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Name an industrial area of Dublin

A

Dublin Port

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12
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What is the largest urban settlement in the county?

A

Blanchardstown

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13
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Name an open space in Dublin

A

Phoenix Park - largest enclosed park in Europe

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14
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What does the Papal Cross commemorate?

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The Pope visiting Phoenix Park in September 1979 in front of 1 million

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Name attractions of the Paris CBD

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Avenue des Champs Élysées, Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Louvre

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What are in the smaller shopping areas of Paris?

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Multi-purpose shopping centres

17
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On which side of the Seine are the suburbs wealthier?

A

Western

18
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How many Satellite towns have been built outside Paris?

A

5

19
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Roughly how many do the satellite towns of Paris house?

A

More than 1 million

20
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What were the Paris satellite towns intended to do?

A

Accommodate new growth rather than redistribute the population of Paris

21
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What are “grande ensembles”?

A

Social housing estates

22
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How many river ports does Paris have?

A

34

23
Q

Name the 2 open spaces in Paris

A

Luxembourg Gardens, Bois de Boulogne

24
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When did John Speed map Dublin?

A

1610

25
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What is a CBD?

A

Central Business District

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