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The Four Courts is a landmark building in the Irish and Dublin history and is the home
of the Irish law courts since 1796. Four Courts are located along the River
Liffey on the north quayside, in Dublin's city centre. This 18th
century building, a masterpiece of the Georgian Dublin was designed by the
English architect James Gandon (1742–1823), the building has Palladian and Neoclassical
style influences.
The building
main features are the massive drum and shallow dome, the main portico with
Corinthian columns, and the decorative exterior statues of Justice, Mercy,
Wisdom, and Moses. Four Courts is a dominant structure on the scale of rows of
buildings that line the River Liffey in Georgian Dublin now days.
The Four
Courts was burned during the Civil War in 1922 and also was destroyed the
irreplaceable collection of 700 years of accumulated historical documents held
in the adjoining Public Record Office. The
building was later artfully restored but most of the Gandon’s interior original
work is gone. The exterior was unchanged from the original except for the dome which
had to be reconstructed in its entirety.
It is just faces the block of apartments on the
opposite side of Church Street, where I live in, I have wandered in its
environs for the past eight years and I have taken several shots in different
times. I think that I have captured a good side of the spirit of this building,
and I wish to share some of them with mi bloggers here.
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| Reflection on the river, 2003 |
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| Portrait of Zaida, a friend of mine in front of Four
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| Self-portrait in front of Four Courts, March 2009 |
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Wel done Fabio!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful images! Thank you for sharing them with us!
Thank you Maria Alejandra You're welcome, Keep in touch, I’ll post more interesting things on the days to come.
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