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December 20th, 2010, 12:45 AM
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Great Buildings & Structures of Ireland
Post 'em here, old and new.
Belfast City Hall: image hosted on flickr  Belfast City Hall and Big Wheel! by antwerpenR, on Flickr Stormont: image hosted on flickr  Stormont by jackx, on Flickr Carrickfergus Castle: image hosted on flickr  Carrickfergus Castle by Petunia21, on Flickr Grand Canal Square Theatre: image hosted on flickr  Grand Canal Square by Ravenous Pigeon, on Flickr Trinity College: image hosted on flickr  Trinity College, Dublin by féileacán, on Flickr Feel free to venture out of the cities to post other great buildings. 
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December 20th, 2010, 12:53 AM
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In the brig
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Government Buildings, Dublin. One of Charles Haughey's better legacies.
image hosted on flickr  Hosted on flickr. Pic Stroh78 http://www.flickr.com/photos/stroh78...n/photostream/ |
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December 20th, 2010, 01:21 AM
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Customs House, Dublin.
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December 20th, 2010, 02:06 AM
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 I quite like the Customs House, but like many/most historic buildings in Dublin it suffers becuase of a lack of appreciation and the compromising context of its surroundings. The loopline bridge, liberty hall and a couple of decrepit buildings in the general vicinity ruin a perfectly, elegant and classical Georgian building. Being a history fan, my fav buildings would usually have an abundant/interesting history attached to them, rather than being just superficially impressive. So, Christchurch and Dublin Castle would standout, but both again are ruined by their 20th/21st century context!!! Anyway, more Customs House pics...   
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December 20th, 2010, 02:14 AM
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Luckily for Trinity College, Parliament Square right can't be ruined by a reckless city council...
   
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December 20th, 2010, 02:29 AM
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On the structures side, always liked the Wellington Monument too!!!
   
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December 20th, 2010, 06:47 PM
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Like the look of the Foyle Bridge; reminds of some of the cool bridge designs in Norway.
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December 21st, 2010, 12:21 AM
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I'd say national convention center in Dublin, should be included in this list aswell
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December 21st, 2010, 01:58 AM
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Can't make my mind up about the convention centre... Think it'd look good with the proposed 150m hotel rising up behind it!!!
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December 21st, 2010, 02:05 AM
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A few more pics of it...
     
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December 21st, 2010, 02:30 AM
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Aviva is a great building from the outside, but unfortunately is let down by its interior...
View of Aviva on Lansdowne Road  Aviva looming in the background with Georgian Dublin in the foreground   
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December 21st, 2010, 07:32 PM
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Beat me to it... Was gonna post pics of the Boyne Valley passage tombs. Love Knowth myself with all the satelitte tombs surrounding it. 5,500 years and not a single leak; that's def worthy of great structure. Would love to witness the solstice or an equinox!!! |
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December 21st, 2010, 07:46 PM
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Nice selection of Ulster manors/castles, Connor. Florence Court looks like a Palladian gem!!!
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December 21st, 2010, 07:48 PM
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double post; think we need to get over this page!!!
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December 21st, 2010, 09:12 PM
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Forgot about Newgrange! Love it too. Must be the oldest fully intact building in Ireland. I love the castles and big houses around Ulster Nordisk celt83
 I think my fav is Castle Ward or Belfast Castle... (which hasn't actually been posted yet) so here it is...image hosted on flickr  Belfast Castle by David.Bladon, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Belfast Castle in Colour by Etrusia UK, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  The steps by pixelpixel, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Belfast Castle, Northern Ireland by Mark_Allen, on Flickr |
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December 21st, 2010, 09:15 PM
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