Dublin is famous for its colorful Georgian townhouse doors, painted in every color imaginable, including pink and purple. The two most popular explanations are:
- Queen Victoria, while in mourning for the death of her husband Prince Albert, ordered all the doors of the entire British Empire to be painted black. The Irish refused, and chose bright, brilliant colors in opposition.
- The women of Dublin painted the doors different colors to make it easier for their drunken husbands to find their way home.
Truth or fiction, the stories are fun and the doors are beautiful.
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