Located in the heart of the city, St Stephen's Green is one of the largest public parks in Dublin. Most of the visitors could not come to this park for a long time. But today, its green alleys are filled not only with sunlight but also with people.

St Stephen's Green was once on the city outskirts and was mainly occupied by a swamp. In the middle of the 17th century, active development began in the vicinity of this wasteland. As a result, the former swampy area was turned into a private park, the entrance to which was open only to the local wealthy residents. St Stephen's Green acquired its current appearance only by the eighties of the 19th century when it finally became accessible to everyone.

The boundaries of the park run along the perimeter of a large circular street named after it, St Stephen's Green. Locals conditionally divided it into northern, southern, western, and eastern parts to make the place easier for orientation.

The park is surrounded by many city attractions on each side. To the north of the park, there is a small picturesque Huguenot cemetery of the 17th century. The famous pedestrian Grafton Street is also nearby. Surrounded by beautiful old houses with shops and restaurants, it leads northwest to Trinity College. To the west of the park, there are the Unitarian Church and the Royal College of Surgeons, and to the south – the mansion where the theologian John Henry Newman founded University College.

The main entrance to St Stephen's Green is decorated with Fusiliers' Arch, which resembles the Arch of Titus in Rome (it was built in the first century and served as a model for many modern structures of this kind). Other attractions in St Stephen's Green include a garden for the blind with fragrant plants and Braille signs, a picturesque lake in its northern part, a lawn with an estrade in its southern part, as well as many sculptures and monuments dedicated to famous Irish personalities.