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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.
Cork 800 Memorial Cork City Hall: 1985: Tomás Mac Curtain: Cork City Hall: Terence MacSwiney: Cork City Hall: Two Working Men: Cork County Hall: 1969: Oisín Kelly "Cha and Miah" Christ the King: Turners Cross: 1931: John Storrs [14] McCarthy Monument Blackrock Road: 1870: William Atkins [15] Resurrection Angel Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral ...
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 County Hall (Irish: Halla an Chontae, Corcaigh) is a 17-storey office block, owned by Cork County Council and housing its administrative headquarters. The building is located on Carrigrohane Road in the City of Cork. Although the building is owned by Cork County Council, it is located in a separate administrative area from the County - Cork ...
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 ...
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.
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