Parliament House, Dublin
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Parliament House in Dublin is a historic neoclassical building on College Green that once housed the Irish Parliament and now serves as the headquarters of the Bank of Ireland.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Commons chamber, Irish Parliament House | 1 |
| Irish Parliament House, Dublin | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bank headquarters
ⓘ
former parliament building ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architect |
Edward Lovett Pearce
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Gandon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Bank of Ireland buildings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Dublin ⓘ Former seats of national legislatures ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1739 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 53.3444°N 6.2592°W ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentFunction | headquarters of the Bank of Ireland ⓘ |
| era | 18th century architecture in Ireland ⓘ |
| formerFunction | seat of the Parliament of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curved façade facing College Green
ⓘ
large central rotunda ⓘ statues on parapet ⓘ |
| hasPart |
House of Commons chamber (former)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords chamber (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ central colonnaded portico ⓘ curved colonnade on College Green ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Monument of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protected Structure (Dublin City) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
College Green
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | Portland stone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Dame Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinity College Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first purpose-built bicameral parliament building in the world ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 2 ⓘ |
| occupant | Bank of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Bank of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousOwner |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | lead and slate roof ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Act of Union 1800 led to abolition of Irish Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
purchase by Bank of Ireland in early 19th century ⓘ |
| startDateOfConstruction | 1729 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | College Green, Dublin 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Parliament of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usePeriodAsBankHeadquarters | from 1803 ⓘ |
| usePeriodAsParliament | 1731–1800 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Irish Parliament House, Dublin
this entity surface form:
House of Commons chamber, Irish Parliament House