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City Hall Review
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City Hall
- Address: Dame St., Dublin West, Dublin, Co. Dublin
- Phone: 01/672-2204
- www.dublincity.ie/your_council/city_hall
- Category: Government Buildings
- Location: Dublin West
Fodor's Review:
Facing the Liffey from Cork Hill at the top of Parliament Street, this grand Georgian municipal building (1769-79), once the Royal Exchange, marks the southwest corner of Temple Bar. Today it's the seat of the Dublin Corporation, the elected body that governs the city. Thomas Cooley designed the building with 12 columns that encircle the domed central rotunda, which has a fine mosaic floor and 12 frescoes depicting Dublin legends and ancient Irish historical scenes. The 20-foot-high sculpture to the right is of Daniel O'Connell, "The Liberator." He looks like he's about to begin the famous speech he gave here in 1800. The building houses a multimedia exhibition -- with artifacts, kiosks, graphics, and audiovisual presentations -- tracing the evolution of Ireland's 1,000-year-old capital.
- Cost: EUR 4
- Open: Mon.-Sat. 10-5:15, Sun. 2-5
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