How well do you know Dublin?
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@Peter Fitz wrote:
woops i’ve no wish to question the drafting accuracy (or skill ) of gunter !!!
Neither do I, at all.
However, the nine-storey BOI building is set quite far back from the road with two 4-5 storey buildings in front of it (as shown in the aerial photo), followed by the houses on Baggot Street.
I think that amount of the BOI building may very well be visible from Leeson Street Bridge, I am, however, sceptical that that was or is the case at the lower level (along the canal) where the picture seems to have been drawn. (Unfortunately I’m currently unable to do my own investigations on this, though I suspect Gunter may not be giving his creative side the credit it deserves).
What we need here is for Pythagoras to sign up to Archiseek, if he hasn’t already done so, and give us his views.:p
@Seamus O’G wrote:
I think that amount of the BOI building may very well be visible from Leeson Street Bridge, I am, however, sceptical that that was or is the case at the lower level (along the canal) where the picture seems to have been drawn.
Your observations have been cordially noted.
Disputed sketch from 1980s of Bank of Ireland, Baggot St. from the canal . . . . same view today with completed IDA building and many trees obscuring the view.
. . but from 10m further west, in a gap between trees, behold the Bank of Ireland!Is that OK now, or do people need actual trigonometry?
Trigonometry, Trigonometry ! thats good enough for me gunter, wont doubt the accuracy of your sketches again 😉
I had it all wrong anyway, I originally thought it was the NIB under construction in the sketch.
@Peter Fitz wrote:
thats good enough for me
and me.
It is, however, a great surprise, which is why I queried this in the first place. If there had been any possibility of checking this out personally, I would not have questioned it on the board. My apologies, gunter, if you were put out by the doubts I expressed.
Thank you for taking the time to produce the evidence.
this has probably been shown before but I’ve been spending the last day before returning to the sinking ship that is architecture by surfing
put dublin into the search box. I would post some great shots here but I’m not sure it would be ok copyright wise
This is a particular old shot:
apparently the chimney of this place is in the oval development?
@wearnicehats wrote:
apparently the chimney of this place is in the oval development?
Tis indeed. Not quite slap bang in the middle of it:
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=swnqrrggdprp&style=b&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=29507681&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&where1=BAllsbridge%2C%20Dublin%20&encType=1George’s Quay ?
@Peter Fitz wrote:
George’s Quay ?
Under 5 min. is still impressive
Picture from October 2000, it say here.
Do have a flick through this fascinating personal album. A Dublin of a different world.
http://picasaweb.google.com/ei9hk07/_B1965HoneymoonInDublin#5112179790591929106
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