Architecture sights in Dublin
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Leinster House – Irish Parliament
All the big decisions are made – or rubber-stamped – at Oireachtas na Éireann (Irish parliament). It was built by Richard Cassels in the Palladian style between 1745 and 1748, and was considered the forerunner of the Georgian fashion that became the norm for Dublin’s finer residences. Its Kildare St façade looks like a town house (which inspired Irish architect James Hoban’s designs for the US White House), whereas the Merrion Sq frontage was made to resemble a country mansion. The first government of the Irish Free State moved in from 1922, and both the Dáil (lower house) and Seanad (senate) still meet here to discuss the affairs of the nation and gossip at the exclusive…
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Custom House
A Dublin landmark, the Custom House was built to accommodate the city’s tax commissioners. James Gandon’s first architectural triumph, the 18th-century building has a copper dome set above clock faces and neoclassical columns typical of the era. While the building now houses the Department of the Environment, the visitor centre explains its history.
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Regent House Entrance
The elegant Regent House entrance on College Green was built between 1752 and 1759, and is guarded by statues of the writer Oliver Goldsmith (1730-74) and the orator Edmund Burke (1729-97). The railings outside the entrance are a popular meeting spot.
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