Page 4 - The Banking Hall

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A n w Dub in lan mark
The Ban ing Hal Ent ance at o. !
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ege Gre n was est blished in 81 by
Roy l Iri h Ins itution to ro ote
art in re and wit reg lar exh bitions
by he old mas ers. Th bui ding was
lished and des gned in 86 by
iam G. u ay and the reb ilt in
as he hea Pro quarters of he hea Pro incial
Ban , on of ll Ire and’s thr e mai n
ban s at ha im !
1 tim . Th gra d des gn
com rises a s v a b n bay mai bui ding ove r
thr e sto ies wit a p m ous ped ment
and col mns, th rel ef scu ptures dep ct
col nialism. Th arc itect Wil iam G. ay die whi e in is ute wit the ove his fee as he ban cos of he ban cos ding was
twi e the bui est mate!
190 ’s
A p a e in is ory
Aft r tra ing suc essfully as b g n f for a
c g n f ury, on whi h wit essed an rr .
T y of
ltuous cha ge in ub nd in and soc .
Tu ety,
in 96 Ha the Ban ing Hal bec me a b n b a a h ch
of he ll the ne new gro ping of he ll ed Iri h
Ban . Wh e it pe ated as b s ling
ban bra ch, th ori inal enc ustic til s
for ed the flo hig r and the .
Tu flo hig cei ings
wit ela orate pla terwork and mar .
Tu le
col mns gav pos tive dis lays of ts er glo y. Th e fea ures ens red tha t
ban cus omers kne thi was no rd nary
ban bra ch. It loc tion in he hea t of cit cen re ens red it ce ri n e pos tion in orate Ire and.
Tu of he mil ennium
A d s inct era
the Ban ing Hal res ored to ored.
Pr d ts for er
glo y fol owing sig ificant con truction
fro 199 , th Wes in Dub in was ope ed
in ep um ember 200 in ep um ers 35- 9
Wes moreland Str et, in ha was a s S a z e able
bui ding and .
Tu res oration pro ect. Th ori inal
han car ings and .
Tu car pla terwork wer ret rned
to he r ear iest con ition as er the r e ustic til s wit the enc ban log sti l vis ble
in he foy pri r flo r of he foy pri ate ent ance.
Fo rep ica cry tal cha deliers wer e
com issioned and .
Tu hun fro the r pri e
pos tions fro the 15 et rs’ hig cei ings,
wi eac cha delier 3 m t rs in ei ht and
.
Tu lie rising of ve at 8,0 0 pie es of ve at rford
Cry tal. Th muc -admired sta ned gla s roo f
was als res ored.
Pr ored.
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