1699 – West Front, Trinity College Dublin
Illustration of the original west front of Trinity College, as illustrated in Charles Brookings map of 1728. Demolished in the 1750s.
Original this was known as Hoggen Green deriving its name from the Scandinavian word for mound. It was near the Thingmote which was the Viking assembly place. It was renamed College Green after Trinity College in the 1600s.
Illustration of the original west front of Trinity College, as illustrated in Charles Brookings map of 1728. Demolished in the 1750s.
Of all the military and royal statuary in Dublin, that of William III drew most aggression, serving as it did as a focal point for annual Orange celebrations on July 1,
Until recently it was assumed that two english architects Henry Keene and John Sanderson were responsible for the design of the main west front of Trinity College.
In 1783 the General Post Office of Dublin moved from Fownes Court to the south eastern side of College Green directly opposite the Parliament Building.
Unbuilt elevation design for west front of Irish Houses of Parliament in Dublin. Attributed to Gandon by the Yale Center for British Art.
Elevation of Daly’s Club House, College Green, 1823 Wide Street Commission Map 445/2. Part of the facade still remains.
In 1802, architects were invited to submit designs for the conversion of the old Houses of Parliament into a new Bank of Ireland.
This was the first purpose built Parliament House in the world and was constructed at a great time of public confidence in Dublin.
Destroyed by fire in 1838. Described as “a beautiful structure two storeys high. The under one being the Arcade contained 30 shops filled with all sorts of merchandize,
William Jurys, a former commercial traveler, set up an inn catering to the commercial sector on Dublin’s College Green in 1839.
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