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The library proper occupies several buildings, six of which are at the Trinity College campus itself, with another part of the Trinity Centre at St James's Hospital, Dublin: The oldest library building, now known as the Old Library, is Thomas Burgh's magnum opus. Construction began in 1712.
The Library of Trinity College is Ireland's largest research library. As a result of its historic standing, Trinity College Library Dublin is a legal deposit library (as per Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003) for the United Kingdom, and has a similar standing in Irish law. [59]
To the south is the Old Library of the college, having been begun in 1712. [1] Constructed almost entirely from brick, with tall hexagonal chimneys, the buildings were designed as residences for the students of Trinity College. [citation needed] In 1840, three bays were removed from either end of the building.
Height. 30.5m. Design and construction. Architect (s) Sir Charles Lanyon. Other designers. Thomas Kirk. The Campanile of Trinity College Dublin is a bell tower and one of its most iconic landmarks. Donated by then Archbishop of Armagh, Lord John Beresford it was designed by Sir Charles Lanyon, sculpted by Thomas Kirk and finished in 1853.
Trinity College. Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. [5] Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, [6] with the largest financial endowment of any Oxbridge college. It is the largest Oxbridge college measured by the number of undergraduates (730).
The Graduates Memorial Building (GMB) is a neo-Gothic Victorian building, in Trinity College Dublin designed by Sir Thomas Drew in 1897. [1] It is home to Trinity College's oldest student societies: the University Philosophical Society (the Phil), the College Historical Society (the Hist) and the College Theological Society (the Theo).
The Museum Building is a building within Trinity College. Finished in 1857 and located on the south of New Square, it is home to the university's Geology, Geography, Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering departments. It is a Palazzo style building, inspired by Byzantine architecture of Venice, and finished in Lombardo − Romanesque ...
The college was renamed Trinity College in 1845; the original campus consisted of two Greek Revival buildings. One of the Greek Revival buildings housed a chapel, library, and lecture rooms. The other was a dormitory for the male students. [6] William Burges's original plan for the Trinity College campus