1965 – Liberty Hall, Eden Quay, Dublin
Definitely not the most popular building in Dublin but for many years it was the tallest,
Definitely not the most popular building in Dublin but for many years it was the tallest,
Described by Frank McDonald in ‘The Destruction of Dublin’ as “truly dreadful” and by Plan Magazine as “leggy piece of non-architecture….
Designed in 1961 and completed by 1965, the Microbiology Building is part of Queen’s University on the Royal Victoria Hospital campus.
Much hated building on a very important site, O’Connell Bridge House stands 11 storeys high and overlooks O’Connell Bridge.
Built to replace some Georgian houses that were in use as office space for the print works behind, this modernist building was demolished in the late 1990s.
Built on the site of the Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance Co., which Royal Insurance had taken over in 1919.
The Abbey Theatre was founded in 1904 as the Irish National Theatre Company. After purchasing the Mechanics Institute on Marlborough Street,
Designed as a quick fix for social housing needs, and constructed by 1966, the fiftieth anniversary of the Easter Rising, the towers were named after the seven leaders.
Our Lady of the Assumption Church was first opened on 12th June 1966 replacing an earlier church on Main Street. The church is reputed to be the first circular church in Ireland and is now a listed building as “an example of sixties’
Nineteen story office building constructed by the Post Office as a base for the telephone network –
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