On December 29, 2025, a ceremony will take place in Dublin to illuminate the Samuel Beckett Bridge in the colors of the Mongolian flag.
This event is timed to the 114th anniversary of the restoration of Mongolian independence and the 27th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Ireland. The event is organized by the Embassy of Mongolia in Ireland in collaboration with the Dublin City Council.
This initiative symbolizes the strengthening of friendly ties and cooperation between the two countries. The illumination of the bridge will begin at 6:00 PM local time.
The Samuel Beckett Bridge is named after the outstanding Irish playwright Samuel Beckett. This cable-stayed bridge crosses the River Liffey and connects the northern and southern parts of Dublin. One of the features of the bridge is a mechanism that allows it to rotate 90 degrees to allow ships to pass.
The initial project was estimated at €11 million, but its final cost was around €60 million. The construction of the bridge was organized at a factory in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and in May 2008, it was transported to Ireland.
The official opening of the bridge for pedestrians took place on December 10, 2009, with the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Emer Costello, participating in the ceremony.
The bridge was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. This is the second bridge he has built in Dublin; the James Joyce Bridge is located upstream on the River Liffey. Santiago Calatrava was born on July 28, 1951, in Valencia and became famous for his works in the bio-tech style. His creativity was also influenced by the famous architect Le Corbusier. One of his first projects was the Alamillo Bridge in Seville.
Samuel Beckett was a prominent representative of avant-garde literature in the 1920s, born on April 13, 1906, in Foxrock, a suburb of Dublin. He lived in Paris from 1937, and in 1942 wrote his novel "Watt." After returning to Ireland in 1945, he moved back to France and ultimately settled in Paris. Between 1946 and 1949, Beckett created several plays and novels. His worldwide fame came in 1953 with the staging of the play "Waiting for Godot" in Paris. In 1969, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Samuel Beckett passed away on December 22, 1989, and one of his last works was the play "Catastrophe."
Tatar S.Maidar
source: MiddleAsianNews
