Convention Centre Dublin | |
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Ionad Comhdhála, Baile Átha Cliath | |
General information | |
Architectural style | Modern |
Address | Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 T1W6 |
Town or city | Dublin |
Country | Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°20′53.412″N 6°14′21.561″W / 53.34817000°N 6.23932250°W |
Construction started | 1998 |
Completed | 5 May 2010 |
Opened | 7 September 2010[1] |
Cost | £104 million in 1999 |
Owner | John Laing Group |
Height | 55m [3] |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 39,567 m2[2] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Kevin Roche |
Architecture firm | Roche-Dinkeloo |
Developer | Joint Venture between Spencer Dock Development Company (Treasury Holdings) and Harry Crosbie |
Other information | |
Seating capacity | 1,995 (auditorium) |
Parking | 328 spaces |
Website | |
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The Convention Centre Dublin (Irish: Ionad Comhdhála, Baile Átha Cliath) is a convention centre in the Dublin Docklands, Ireland. The Convention centre overlooks the River Liffey at Spencer Dock. It was designed by the Irish-born American architect Kevin Roche.
Construction started in 1998 and the building opened in 2010. From June 2020 it acted as a temporary location for Dáil Éireann due to the necessity to implement social distancing because of the COVID-19 pandemic.