1966 – Abbey Theatre, Abbey Street, Dublin
Architect: Michael Scott and Partners
The Abbey Theatre was founded in 1904 as the Irish National Theatre Company. After purchasing the Mechanics Institute on Marlborough Street,
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1966 – Ballymun Towers, Dublin
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.
1966 – Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Newcastle, Co. Down
Our Lady of the Assumption Church was first opened on 12th June 1966. The church is reputed to be the first circular church in Ireland and is now a listed building as ‘an example of sixties’
1966 – Churchill House, Belfast
Architect: Department of Finance Chief Architects Branch
Nineteen story office building constructed by the Post Office as a base for the telephone network –
1966 – Design for John F. Kennedy Memorial Hall, Dublin
Architect: Raymond McGrath
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Hall was intended to be a purpose built concert hall for Dublin.
1966 – Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin
Architect: Dáithí Hanly
The Garden of Remembrance (Irish: An Gairdín Cuimhneacháin) is a memorial garden in Dublin dedicated to the memory of “all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom”,
1966 – Hibernian Bank, 103 Leeson Street Upper, Dublin
Architect: A.R. Dawson / Bank of Ireland Architects’ Department
Constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1965-1966. The architect was A.R.
1966 – Hume House, Northumberland Road, Dublin
Architect: Lardner & Partners
Hume House is named after its developers, a UK based body called Hume Holdings. Originally the seven floors of office space were placed on columns but during a makeover in 1983,
1966 – Manitoba Teachers Society, 191 Harcourt Street, Winnipeg
Architect: Libling Michener & Associates
Constructed in two stages, the original McMaster House (to the west) and Bradley Square,
1966 – Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, New York
Architect: Wallace K. Harrison
Part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the theater opened in 1966, the Metropolitan Opera House contains approximately 3,800 seats and was designed by architect Wallace K.
