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Powerscourt Townhouse Centre Review
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Powerscourt Townhouse Centre
- Address: 59 S. William St., Southside, Dublin, Co. Dublin
- Phone: 01/679-4144
- Category: Stores/Malls
- Location: Southside
Fodor's Review:
Lucky man, the Viscount Powerscourt. In the mid-18th century, not only did he build Ireland's most spectacular country house, in Enniskerry, County Wicklow (which bears the family name), but he also decided to rival that structure's grandeur with one of Dublin's largest stone mansions. Staffed with 22 servants and built of granite from the viscount's quarry in the Wicklow Hills, Powerscourt House was a major statement in the Palladian style. Designed by Robert Mack in 1771, it's a massive edifice that towers over the little street it sits on (note the top story, framed by large volutes, which was intended as an observatory). Inside, there are Rococo salons designed by James McCullagh, splendid examples of plasterwork in the Adamesque style and -- surprise! -- a shopping atrium, installed in and around the covered courtyard. The stores here include high-quality Irish crafts shops and numerous food stalls. The mall exit leads to the Carmelite Church of St. Teresa's and Johnson's Court. Beside the church, a pedestrian lane leads onto Grafton Street.
- Open: Mon.-Wed. and Fri. 10-6, Thurs. 10-8, Sat. 9-6, Sun. noon-6; limited shops open Sun.
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