Government Buildings | |
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Tithe an Rialtais | |
General information | |
Architectural style | Edwardian Baroque, neoclassical |
Location | Merrion Street, Dublin, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°20′21″N 6°15′13″W / 53.339167°N 6.253611°W |
Current tenants | Department of the Taoiseach, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Finance, Cabinet Office, Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, |
Construction started | 1904 |
Completed | 1922 |
Inaugurated | 1911 |
Renovated | 1989–1990 |
Cost | £225,000 pounds sterling (1904 est.) |
Renovation cost | £17.4 million Irish pounds (1990) |
Owner | Government of Ireland |
Technical details | |
Material | Portland stone faced and Wicklow granite |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Sir Thomas Manly Deane |
Architecture firm | Sir Aston Webb |
Main contractor | McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | Office of Public Works |
Renovating firm | Pierse Contracting |
Awards and prizes | RIAI Silver Medal for Conservation (1987–92) |
Government Buildings (Irish: Tithe an Rialtais) is a large Edwardian building enclosing a quadrangle on Merrion Street in Dublin, Ireland, in which several key offices of the Government of Ireland are located. Among the offices of State located in the building are: