DUBLIN MODERN ARCHITECTURE HIGHLIGHTS & HORRORS | Irish Architecture Fails & Successes
In this video, we look at a selection of buildings in Dublin. Using ‘horror and highlight’ icons and sound effects, I point out what I think are some of the best and worst examples of architecture in Dublin.
Dublin, Ireland has a fascinating architectural heritage and Dublin has many impressive buildings, old and new. You might think that Ireland has always taken care of its architectural legacy, however, this has not been the case. Many prime examples of Irish architecture have been destroyed, quite a few monstrosities have been put up, of which some have been demolished.
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The Central Bank finished up 30 feet higher than the planned height because an extra roof section was needed to accommodate the structures needed to suspend the floors from the sides of the building. This rather ugly roof section with its sloping edges can seen in the video thumbnail on the left. For the 2022 refurbishment, that addition was removed and replaced with a smaller glass section, which can be seen in the video thumbnail on the right.
00:00 Introduction from AidanEyewitness
00:33 O’Connell Bridge House
01:41 Liberty Hall
02:34 College Square
03:24 Former EBS building
04:15 Abbey St glass-skinned building
04:35 Trinity College 4 modern buildings
05:40 Merrion Square ESB building
07:10 The Aviva Stadium
07:30 Apartments in gasometer
07:45 US Embassy
08:00 Criminal Courts of Justice
08:57 Busáras
09:37 Central Bank / Central Plaza
11:04 Dublin Airport terminals
I feature some buildings I noticed when I was a small child visiting Dublin with my parents, and others that appeared around the time when I was an undergraduate at Trinity College Dublin.
I’ve been interested in architecture and urban development since I was a small child. From 1997-2005 I produced the Eyewitness in Manchester website and since 2020, the AidanEyewitness YouTube channel, which focuses on Manchester and Liverpool, northern England as well as cities in Ireland and the rest of Europe.
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