The Central Bank on Dame Street divides Dubliners. Some praise it as an architectural achievement, while others curse it and argue that it takes away from all around it, in particular Temple Bar. Archiseek have recently uploaded a fantastic documentary on the bank and its construction to YouTube, and it’s likely to appeal to many Come Here To Me readers.
A documentary film by John Sisk & Co., on the construction of the Central Bank of Ireland on Dame Street, in Dublin.
[…] The image above shows the site which was cleared for the construction of the Sam Stephenson designed Civic Offices at Wood Quay. The site was purchased by Dublin Corporation, however, excavations revealed that it was a major Viking settlement. See here for a photograph of the novel O’Meara’s ‘Irish House’ pub and bustling street-scape which were razed to make way for this development. Further archaeological excavations were conducted at intervals between 1974 and 1981. Controversially, and despite much protest, the decision was made to go ahead with construction. As ever the Dublin blog, Come Here to Me has several excellent posts on both Wood Quay and Central Bank. […]