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James Joyce Tower and Museum

Ireland

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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The James Joyce Tower and Museum is a Martello tower in Sandycove, Dublin, where James Joyce spent six nights in 1904. The opening scenes of his 1922 novel Ulysses take place here, and the tower is a place of pilgrimage for Joyce enthusiasts, especially on Bloomsday. Admission is free.

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Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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