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Yelping SinceAugust 2009
Things I LoveUnderworld, electronic, music, art, books, more music, photography, filmography
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1. Custom House
This is probably the most important building in the country.. perhaps I'm going out on a limb in saying that.. but when it was built everything about it was controversial and it wasn't just the design that was the problem.
The architect James Gandon…More »
2. Museum Building
Dublin 2
(01) 8961000
Categories: Landmarks & Historical Buildings, Colleges & Universities
Architecturally this is probably the most impressive building in Trinity College. In Gothic revival style the building is amazingly ornate with animal/flower sculptures around all windows, doors and balconies. The polychromatic stone is also a treat…More »
3. Fiddler and Three Children Dancing
This is the best thing about this shopping centre. For ages i have been a fan of this little sculpture that is usually hidden behind a display or a temporary promotional stand.
A bronze sculpture depicting a fiddle player and three children dancing…More »
4. Sphere Within A Sphere
Yet another absolute gem of Trinity College this is one of only 3 (i think) that exist in the world, the others are at the Vatigan City and also in New York (The one in new york got sceward by a piece of metal on 9/11 and now is located at a…More »
5. Cúchulainn Statue
This is an amazing gem in the heart of Dublin.. a commemoration to those who lost their lives in the Easter Rising of 1916 this small and unassuming Sculpture sits in the central window of the Post Office behind some very frustrating glass that…More »
6. The Cactus
This is one of the more noticable statues in Dublin yet nobody really knows what it is, what it's called, who did it, and how important it is.
Alexander Calder is one of the most important sculptors and designers of the 20th century. His works are…More »
7. Reclining Connected Forms
Yet another modern sculpture that is lost in the haze of college life. Located to the right of the Bell tower on front square, in the middle of the grass this sculpture lives an unassuming life.
It has become one of my favourite sculptures.
Created…More »
8. Bank Of Ireland
Bank of Ireland is what it is... a Bank... fairly dodgy these day but what can you do but get on with it and fight through he corruption ..
But lets look at this building... and what a building.
If you know anything about modern architecture the word…More »
9. Henry Grattan
I really think this is a great statue and a little over looked...
The reason i like it is because of its location, its subject and its powerful message.
This is of course a statue of Henry Grattan who in the late 18th century campaigned for…More »
10. Monkstown Castle
I always remember a sketch by Eddie Izzard when talking to Americans about European history... and the age of some of our buildings..."We have castles everywhere... too many castles... love 'em, cant get enough of 'em.. mmmm Castles!"
And it's…More »
11. Central Bank of Ireland
The review of his building is based on its architectural design.. I'm weird like that.
But its fairly cool... the whole construction is extremely modern and is fairly ground breaking . The Architect, Sam Stephenson designed a building that…More »
12. James Larkin Statue
This bronze statue of trade union pioneer and leader James Larkin sculpted by Oisin Kelly in 1977 is one of the most famous statues in Dublin's city centre.
Larkin saw the foundation of various trade unions in Ireland and was heavily involved in the…More »
13. Fusilier's Arch
I agree with what Laura said about not realising the significance of certain monuments and structures in our city.. Sometimes its the tourists who get a better understanding!!
After reading her review i took another look at the arch.. I never really…More »
14. Dining Hall
Off the main square in Trinity there is a building called the Dining Hall... oh how very proper i hear you say... well it is an outrageously proper place.
The Dining Hall is a more civilised and altogether posh pace to come and eat in Trinity. It is…More »
15. Millenium Wing
The Millennium wing is the most modern Wing of the National Gallery of Ireland. It has been the centre of many debates on whether it is a good or bad building... it's location away from the largely classical design of the original gallery enabled it…More »
16. Casino at Marino
If you are looking for neo classical splendor in Dublin then this is the place to go my friend. The Casino at Marino is so great it rhymes! The building was and is a statement of wealth and class.. acting as a summer house (Yes its a house and not a…More »
17. Wellington Testimonial
Phoenix Park, Co. Dublin
(01) 8205800
Categories: Landmarks & Historical Buildings, Local Flavour
So many of the statues and monuments built in commemoration of British monarchs and hero's have been removed and destroyed over the years either officially or through other less legal means.
This absolute whopper of a monument isn't exactly going to…More »
18. Edmund Burke Statue
Across from the freewheeling and rebel student statue of Oliver Goldsmith we have Edmund Burke... and he couldn't be more different..
In fact this guy is considered to be the man who created Conservatism as a political Ideology! He must have been…More »
19. Robert Emmet Statue
The other reviews here have excellently told the story of Robert Emmet, so i will refrain from getting into it... suffice to say that he is a great example of how women constantly get men into all sorts of trouble!
This statue takes its place in…More »
20. Trinity College Arts Building
I know this building gets a lot of stick... some of it is for the big castle like exterior... some of it is for the dark confusing interior... but i am a fan...
The building which was erected in the 70's is perhaps a little challenging, (one can…More »
21. Thomas Moore Statue
This statue will forever be the statue that had a can of beer inserted into his hand to make it look like he was drinking it...it was consistently the funniest thing i saw every day on the way into college... and the fact that it was a new can every…More »
22. T.C.D. Long Library
The Long Library in Trinity stores some of the oldest and rarest books in Ireland and the World. The Building itself designed in the Georgian style has some of the nicest Sache windows in Dublin and is a great example of refined classical design in…More »
23. Examination Hall, Trinity College
This is one of the main buildings on front square that everyone oooo's and ahhhh's about when taking a walk through the grounds. The Exam Hall is exactly that... an Exam Hall.. however it is also a lot of other things when not in use. Most notably…More »
24. Oliver Goldsmith Statue
I don't really get this one... this statue is place at the entrance to Trinity College and they see fit to dedicate a Dorm to this guy also (Goldsmith Hall) but when i checked up on his Biography he was a decidedly underwhelming person and frankly a…More »
25. George Salmon Statue
As a person i am not sure if George Salmon is exactly statue worthy in my book... while some may say that he was the first Provost of Trinity to allow women to receive Degrees... he was also a royal gobeen for denying these same women that right for…More »
26. Papal Cross
This cross was erected in 1979 to mark the visit of Pope John Paul II , it was from here that he said mass to over a million people..
..It is amazing to think just how things have changed in the last 30 years. Often i wonder if such a visit would…More »
27. Oscar Wilde Statue
Cant say i am a fan of this, though it does have the character and the brilliance that you would expect from Mr Wilde himself. Though its in colour.... that's a little weird for me... i like my sculptures monochromatic... i like them to look like the…More »
28. Queen Victoria Fountain
I'm not going to get political about this... it is a touchy subject and its best keep things quiet when talking bout the Queen.
This must be one of the last statues that shows an English Royal family member to be left in its place in Dublin... or…More »
29. William Lecky Statue
Lecky was a writer who most famously promoted the cause of Irish writers and politicians in the late 19th century... among his many qualifications was a degree from Trinity College with whom he maintained a relationship throughout his life. The…More »