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| Type | City park |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°20′17″N 6°15′33″W / 53.33806°N 6.25917°W |
| Area | 8.9 ha (22 acres) |
| Created | 1664 |
| Operated by | Office of Public Works |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access | St Stephen's Green station |
| Website | ststephensgreenpark.ie |
| Official name | St. Stephen's Green[1] |
St Stephen's Green (Irish: Faiche Stiabhna)[2] is a garden square and public park located in the city centre of Dublin, Ireland. The current landscape of the park was designed by William Sheppard. It was officially re-opened to the public on Tuesday, 27 July 1880 by Lord Ardilaun.[3][4] The square is adjacent to one of Dublin's main shopping streets, Grafton Street, and to a shopping centre named after it, while on its surrounding streets are the offices of a number of public bodies as well as a stop on one of Dublin's Luas tram lines. It is often informally called Stephen's Green. At 22 acres (8.9 ha), it is the largest of the parks in Dublin's main Georgian garden squares. Others include nearby Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam Square.
The park is rectangular, surrounded by streets that once formed major traffic arteries through Dublin city centre, although traffic management changes implemented in 2004 during the course of the Luas works[5] have greatly reduced the volume of traffic. These four bordering streets are called, respectively, St Stephen's Green North, St Stephen's Green South, St Stephen's Green East and St Stephen's Green West.
- ^ "National Monuments of County Dublin in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Sraidainmneacha Bhaile Atha Cliath" (PDF). Dublin City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Report on St Stephen's Green" (PDF). UCD School of Archaeology. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Heritage Ireland: St Stephens Green". www.heritageireland.ie. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Roadworks on St Stephen's Green to reverse traffic flow and restrict movement". The Irish Times. 6 June 2004. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2014.