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| EXTERIOR VIEW, DUBLIN MUSEUM. -This structure is one of the finest modern buildings of the Irish capital and was finished in 1885, after the plans of T. N. Deane and Sons, native architects. The chief facade, displayed in the picture, has an extent of 200 feet, and is situated at the south side of the courtyard of Leinster House, directly opposite the fine National Library, also the design of the artistic Deane family. The central portion of the edifice contains an ample rotunda, the imposing dome overtopping the two ornate wings and producing a splendid architectural effect. Groups of statuary, of heroic proportions, ornament the massive pedestals which rise above the pediments. The colonnaded entrance to the central section of the noble structure gives a graceful, classical effect to the lower part of the main frontage. Other fine facades present themselves on Kildare street and Kildare place-each having an extent of 186 feet. The Museum can be entered from Mission square, by passing through the Natural History Museum, or from Kildare street, through the courty yard of Leinster House, which will give the visitor a good view of that famous mansion and adjacent public buildings. All who have seen this stately edifice agree in saying that Irish architectural taste has not degenerated since the "Union." |
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