The river separates the poorer north and the wealthier south of Dublin. Since real estate prices skyrocketed, especially in inner city areas in the height, it is also in the north (straight to the center, as in Smith Field) of new, fancier and more expensive.
The shore of the river has long been neglected - that is changing. In recent years, on the banks of the Liffey built new wooden promenade, where you can sit nice, new bridges were added (such as the Millennium Bridge or the Joyce Bridge), the financial district International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), with its high glass palaces was built.
along the Liffey is lined with attractions.
The Custom House was built by the British in 1791 as the main customs office on the banks of the Liffey. It is probably the most magnificent building in Dublin. 1921 devastated the Custom House was a fire in the confusion of the Irish struggle for independence, but now it is again reconstructed.
At the end of O'Connell Street, the main north-south route through downtown, the O? Connel Bridge. It is the only bridge in Europe which is wider than long.
The Ha? Penny Bridge is pretty much the most famous building in Dublin. Formerly known had half a penny Tolls for crossing the river to be paid, which gave its name to the pedestrian bridge.
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