Dublin, Custom House 1897
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Photo ref:
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James Gandon's masterpiece, the Custom House, completed in 1791. The Custom House was gutted by fire during the Civil War. It was not fully restored until 1991, when the four figures over the portico facing the river were replaced at last by replicas.
An extract from Dublin Photographic Memories.
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Nice place. I went there in 1989.
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