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Aha! I was saying the exact same to a friend of mine yesterday. We were discussing the merits of certain cities (Sydney) over certain others (Dublin).
There is nowhere in the world I would rather be than in Dublin on a summer’s evening. They are the best thing this country has going for it weather-wise.
In “How Many Miles to Babylon”, the main character’s mother says that she think s Ireland should be renamed “Isle of the Evenings”. Em..a little naff, but I agree with the sentiment behind it!
For example..and although taken in December…
Sorry, another amazing view, and one I got frequently during my time as a tour guide on the open toppers, i in eventing time coming down Chesterfield Ave in the Phoeniz Park. When you see that White Guinness Building in the fading sun, when all the city lights are coming on and the traffic flow is heating up again but you’re not quite part of it due to your location in the veldt of the park..that’s a real Dublin view for me.
The same as most departments..sweet f.a. Either that or moving down to Kerry. Or both!!
The argument that the Poolbegs are a Dublin icon for Dubliners is fair, I think.
For me, the few upstream from O’Connell Bridge at dusk is Dublin. And donwstream for that matter. Or the view of a packed Grafton St you get from the top deck of any bus parked by the Provost’s House. Or the buzz in Temple Bar as afternoon becomes evening.Building-wise, I go with College Green as an architectural set. Or the Custom House.
Though the big white Guinness building, seen from Collins Barracks is more Dublin than the two of those.
The definition of the north docklands as “crew cut” is very appropriate, in my opinion. I cross the loop line twice daily, and looking down the river there is nothing of any architectural merit that stands out. We’re in danger of completely missing out on the great chance offered to Dublin by the regeneration of the riverside.
We need an international side to the DDDA. To counterbalance the prolific Nimbys and fanatic Irish Georgian Society, amongst others with a pathological fear of buildings over 5 storeys.I’m going to be starting to cycle to UCD in a few weeks probably, once the bike gets fixed. The cycle track along the north coast of the bay is great, it’s the getting through the port and environs that’s a bit mental.
The Imperial War Museum is quite impressive too.
It looks very impressive alright. The red carpet is extremely naff, to be quite honest, but i like the notion of it extending into the dock..the possibility of starts/dignitaries arriving to the concert hall by water is a very attractive notion, though perhaps not envisaged.
There was to be another “tall” building going up down in the south docks but was blocked by Nimbys. Would have been beside the old grain silo.
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/property/2005/0203/2673775489RPARCFRANK.html
Would have added to the area, I thought. Good design too.
If I might be so bold as to stick another picture of the Poolbeg Chimneys up..
Took that a month ago outside the Dollymount House pub.
Great building (singular?), still the tallest structures in Dublin by miles.They may not be our Sydney Opera House, but maybe our Sydney Harbour Bridge.
There’s something wonderfully honest about them, something quintessentially Dublin about the two big chimneys in red and white, that haven’t been turned into loft apartments or concert halls. Something tying us to our not to distant past.
Plus they have the best location of any structures in the country.I dunno, Rory. Red filler? On an old Irish post box? I’m inclined to believe it’s the original colours. But that’s also because I want to!
No idea if it’s still there like that.The south portico and dome of the Custom House would have done perfectly, given the proportions of the images.
Ah right.
Well in that case, this is arguably one of the most famous private Dublin building in the city. And, especially given the fact the City Councillors can see it from their perch atop Parliament St, it should be preserved at all costs.
I haven’t seen the situation from the ground yet but I cross the bridge twice daily, and there’s so much lattice work that I can’t see it making a giant amount of diffence.
I read about 5 years back that there were plans to completely rebuild the bridge and have a new low impact one in place of this…thing.Anyone know what happened to that plan? On of the most important in the city, I would wager.
Sorry, I might be wrong, but the photograph clearly shows a building on the west side of the street, whereas the Malton print shows one on the east side (you can see the old Custom House in the backround). So surely they can’t be the same building?
Looks kind of bland, doesn’t it?
I don’t think entirely glass facades look proper on a georgian square.@Michael J. O’Brien wrote:
Ridiculous decision. I think the obvious site for it is on the Cartlon cinema site.
If they want to move it to the docklands give it a high profile river front site and not fill in open space in a area surrounding by huge office blocks. Most cities try to hold onto what is left of their green and blue spaces. Build this new building on a brown field site.
Yes but all that would require sense.
Haven’t they?! I was up there last week and I couldn’t believe how long it’s taking, must be four years now?
But the results are breathtaking, aren’t they?
And I would wonder, while I take your points about vandalism, that if the building was used for a purpose that would give put it in demand for a large portion of the day, if the arcades etc would get that much done to them by ne’er-do-wells.
Bank of Ireland is a good example of such a building, and there’s nothing saying they couldn’t just close the arcades at night, like the College Green forecourt.I’ve never been, though I know how much the place is talked up.
I’m a bit of a Gandon fan so I should make the pilgrimage..Yes. I’d be very interested to hear too. The Abraccan stonework is nonsensically out of place.
If the building is to be abandoned by the Dept, would it be possible to open up the whole of th esouth front’s arcades. At the moment the building is like a mute, sitting there with no contact with the outside world.
