The Campanile of Trinity College, Dublin is a bell tower and one of its most iconic landmarks. Donated by then Archbishop of Armagh, Lord John Beresford it was designed by Sir Charles Lanyon, sculpted by Thomas Kirk and finished in 1853. Superstition says that students who pass beneath it when the bells toll will fail their exams! The college was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth 1 modelled after the collegiate universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Trinity College is widely considered to be the most prestigious university in Ireland. A walk through the cobbled stones of Trinity College Dublin will bring visitors back to the 18th century, when the magnificent Old Library building was constructed. Inside is housed the Book of Kells - a 9th-century manuscript of the gospels famous throughout the world.