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Click on an image below to popup a window containing a 360 degree panorama of Kilkenny.

Click to view Panorama of the new Parade at Kilkenny
The recent refurbishment of The Parade, the Mayors Walk, Canal Square and the Canal Walk, commonly and collectively known as The Parade Project, is the result of a commitment by Kilkenny Borough Council  to reinstate The Parade as the city's main urban space and to redevelop Canal Square as a gateway to Canal Walk.

The Parade has again become a central gathering place for Kilkenny's citizens and its tourists, with markets and events regularly held here. On a summers day you will see people reading on benches, couples chatting, students sitting in circles talking, skaters whizzing by.. if you visit Kilkenny you should spend some time sitting on or walking through the parade, and allow yourself to soak up some of Kilkenny's vibrant atmosphere..

 

Click to View Kilkenny from St. Canices RoundTower
St Canice’s Cathedral and Round Tower are an essential part of the structural heritage in the vibrant medieval city of Kilkenny. This ecclesiastical site was founded in the 6th century and named after St Canice. Cill Channigh is the Gaelic for the Church of Canice, the church that originally stood on the site in the 6th century. The Round Tower is the oldest standing structure in Kilkenny City. Tourists can enjoy climbing the Round Tower capturing great views of the city (weather permitting). St Canice’s Round Tower is one of only two Round Towers that people can climb in Ireland.

 

Click to view Panorama of Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle stands dramatically on a strategic height that commands a crossing on the River Nore and dominates the 'High Town' of Kilkenny City. Over the eight centuries of its existence, many additions and alterations have been made to the fabric of the building, making Kilkenny Castle today a complex structure of various architectural styles.

 
The original Anglo-Norman stone castle was built for William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke (c.1146-1219) during the first decade of the  thirteenth century. Kilkenny Castle later became the principal Irish residence of the powerful Butler family for almost 600 years. The Butler ownership began when James (c.1360-1405), 3rd Earl of Ormond, purchased the castle in c.1391, and lasted until 1967 when Arthur, 6th Marquess of Ormonde (1893-1971), presented it to the people of Kilkenny in return for a token payment of £50.
 
The buildings have been in the care of the Office of Public Works since 1969, and many important programmes of archaeological excavation, conservation, and restoration have been carried out there.

 

Click to view Panorama of St. John's Priory
St.John's Priory - For more than 700 years, the people of St John's have worshipped in a church dedicated to the 'beloved disciple'. For almost half of that time, the main centre of worship was the Abbey of St John, founded by the Augustinians in the 13th century. After the suppression of the monasteries during the reformation period, the centre of worship returned to its earlier location in Maudlin Street. Successive buildings on the site of the cemetery, served the parish until the completion of the present church of St John the Evangelist at Dublin Road in 1908. Very little of the churches medieval roots remain

 

Click to view Panorama of The Parade at night
Another view of the new The Parade at Kilkenny by night..

panoramas by: http://3dmodeling.eu/

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