Government Buildings

College in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1900–1925

Freestanding symmetrical three-storey quadrangular building, built 1904-1922, as college and government offices, facing east, and having hidden attic and raised basement, monumental entrance screen to middle of front (east) side, and pedimented portico and two-tier dome to western east-facing block. Rear parts reordered for use as government offices 1989-91. Front (street) elevation comprises three-bay entrance screen of Doric columns (flanking pairs to middle, further pilasters to outer) on dressed granite pedestals and supporting entablature with plain frieze and dentillated heavy moulded cornice that runs length of exterior of entire quadrangle and divides second floor form lower floors; parapet divided by carved cartouches depicting Agriculture and Local Government, topped by garlanded urns, and with heavy cast-iron railings between columns and having decorative vertical panels to outer sides with ornate finials. Similar panels flank double-leaf vehicular gate with curvilinear screen above, whole having ornate detailing. Screen flanked by slightly projecting single-bay breakfronts, each of which is distyle in antis with triangular pediment and having royal monograms of Edward VII and George V to tympana, these projections in turn flanked by five recessed bays and these in turn again by corner pavilions of three bays to external elevations and are also distyle-in-antis, but

Type:
College

Period:
1900–1925

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.25°W

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