General Post Office, Dublin

General Post Office
Ard-Oifig an Phoist
The General Post Office in 2006
Location in central Dublin
Alternative names	GPO
General information
Type	Post office and administrative offices
Architectural style	Greek Revival, neoclassical
Location	O'Connell Street Lower Dublin 1 D01 F5P2
Coordinates	53°20′58″N 6°15′40″W / 53.349334°N 6.261075°W / 53.349334; -6.261075
Construction started	12 August 1814
Inaugurated	6 January 1818
Cost	50,000 pounds sterling
Owner	Office of public works
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Francis Johnston

The General Post Office (GPO; Irish: Ard-Oifig an Phoist) is the former headquarters of An Post — the Irish Post Office. It remains its registered office and the principal post office of Dublin^[1] — the capital city of Ireland — and is situated in the centre of O'Connell Street, the city's main thoroughfare. It is one of Ireland's most famous buildings, not least because it served as the headquarters of the leaders of the Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland. It was the last great Georgian public building to be erected in the capital.