City Hall

Exchange/tholsel in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1765–1870

Largely freestanding two-storey Portland former exchange over raised basement, built 1769-79. Now in use as city hall. Seven-bay front (north) elevation, with hexastyle pedimented Corinthian portico with paired outer columns rising above balustraded podium of 1866. Six-bay eccentric west elevation, having Corinthian portico without pediment. Five-bay south elevation. Six-bay eccentric east elevation to Exchange Court, with simple shallow Corinthian pilastered breakfront built c. 1810. Square on plan, having rotunda set within. Entrance steps raised to north with curved corners and balustrade parapet between dies surmounted by urns and cast-iron triple globe lamp standards. Copper dome, roof not visible behind parapet. Polished ashlar limestone walling, smooth at basement level, with plain impost course to east elevation, simple moulded cornice at ground floor level, square channelled rustication between pilasters to front elevation, returning by equivalent of single bay to east and west elevations, Giant Order pilasters to ground and first floors of north, east and west elevations with Corinthian capitals, enriched moulded frieze and string between first floors, panels between capitals having swags and roundels to north and west elevations; moulded architrave and plain frieze and dentillated egg-and-dart modillion-bracketed cornice surmounted by parapet with slender balusters b

Type:
Exchange/tholsel

Period:
1765–1870

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.27°W

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