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On the second floor was a 10,000 square feet (930 m 2) swimming pool operated by Dublin Corporation, the first of its kind in Ireland. [10] [11] The swimming pool officially opened on 5 May 1971. [12] In March 2023, it was announced that the rooftop swimming pool was to be shut down after more than 50 years. [13]
The CHQ Building, formerly known as Stack A, [2] [3] is an industrial building in Dublin, Ireland.CHQ stands for "Custom House Quay", named for the nearby Custom House.Known as the Tobacco Store to dockworkers, it was built in 1820 to store cargos of tobacco, tea, wine and spirits and later grain and flour.
It was removed in 1973 and inserted in the wall near the priest's graves. Extensive reconstruction and alteration works were carried out at this time also by Fr. Michael Gilroy. The reason for the porch being erected in 1937 was that the door faced the prevailing wind and around that time a severe storm blew in the door and damaged the roof.
On December 4, 2016 The Irish Stock Exchange purchased the Foster's Place location and The Wax Museum was relocated to the Lafayette Building in the centre of Dublin, more specifically 22–25 Westmoreland Street. The museum opened its doors on 25 April 2017, with new exhibitions and a new augmented reality app.
Mount Pleasant Square is a Georgian garden square on the border of Rathmines and Ranelagh, in the city of Dublin, Ireland. It is about a twenty-five minute walk from Grafton Street . The Georgian houses surrounding the square were constructed from around the year 1770 and the last was completed around 1830.
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A previous Custom House had been built in 1707 by engineer Thomas Burgh (1670–1730).However, by the late 18th century it was deemed unfit for purpose. [2]The building of a new Custom House for Dublin was the idea of John Beresford, who became the first commissioner of revenue for Ireland in 1780.
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