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The old City Hall was designed by Cork architect Henry Hill in the neoclassical style, built by Sir Thomas Deane in ashlar stone and was completed in 1843. [1] In 1852 the building was altered by Sir John Benson to facilitate the Cork Exhibition , opening on 10 June 1852.
Cork Opera House as pictured in the late 19th century. Cork's opera house was originally built in the 1850s to designs by architect John Benson. [3] Intended for the "promotion of science, literature and the fine arts, and the diffusion of architectural knowledge", the building was based on a template that the architect had used for the exhibition buildings at the Irish Industrial Exhibition.
The Snowman is a 1982 British animated television film and symphonic poem [1] based on Raymond Briggs's 1978 picture book The Snowman. It was directed by Dianne Jackson for Channel 4 . It was first shown on 26 December 1982, and was an immediate success.
The International Exhibition (sometimes Cork International Exhibition) was a world's fair held in Cork, Ireland, in 1902, 50 years after the first world's fair held in Ireland, which also took place in Cork. At the time of the exhibition, Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom.
The Crawford Art Gallery (Irish: Áiléar Crawford) [3] is a public art gallery and museum in the city of Cork, Ireland. Known informally as the Crawford, [4] it was designated a 'National Cultural Institution' in 2006. [5] It is "dedicated to the visual arts, both historic and contemporary", and welcomed 265,438 visitors in 2019. [2]
The exhibition – Bloomin’ Brilliant: The Life and Work of Raymond Briggs – is showing unseen artwork for Father Christmas On Holiday, alongside other titles including The Snowman, Fungus The ...
In the 19th century, the western part of the Mardyke was a large open area called Cork Park. [8] In the early 20th century, the then Lord Mayor of Cork Edward Fitzgerald, proposed that a large public exhibition be held in Cork Park. [9] Forty-four acres of Mardyke parkland were hence set aside as the site of the 1902 Cork International ...
The park was originally the site of the 1902 Cork International Exhibition, a world's fair showcasing the city's economy. [2] After the exhibition, the grounds were converted into a public park, with a large pond and fountain as the main focus. [2] The park was named for Edward Fitzgerald, the then incumbent Lord Mayor of Cork and proposer of ...