Architecture of Limerick

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As with other cities in Ireland, Limerick has a history of great architecture.^{[original research?]} A 1574 document, prepared for the Spanish ambassador, describes some of the wealth and architecture in the city:

"Limerick is stronger and more beautiful than all the other cities of Ireland, well walled with stout walls of hewn marble... There is no entrance except by stone bridges, one of the two of which has 14 arches, and the other 8 ... for the most part the houses are of square stone of black marble and built in the form of towers and fortresses."

Present-day Limerick has perhaps not as extensive historical architecture as other Irish cities,^{[original research?]} though some notable examples remain, such as the 800-year-old St. Mary's Cathedral and King John's Castle.