The south facade of the Custom House by night

The Custom House is a [neoclassical] 18th century building in Dublin, Ireland which houses the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. It is located on the north bank of the River Liffey, on Custom House Quay between Butt Bridge and Talbot Memorial Bridge. Download high resolution version (2262x861, 1116 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2262x861, 1116 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... West facade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A facade (or façade) (Pronounced fa-sa-de) is generally the exterior of a building — especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is responsible for: election matters such as the general election and presidential elections, including electronic voting; the environment, Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland; heritage; local authorities and related services. ... Boardwalks of River Liffey and OConnell Bridge, in Dublin City. ... Butt Bridge is a road bridge in Dublin, Ireland which spans the River Liffey and joins Georges Quay to Beresford Place and the north quays at Liberty Hall. ... The Talbot Memorial Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin city centre in the Republic of Ireland. ...

It was designed by James Gandon to act as the new custom house for Dublin Port. When it was completed in 1791, it cost £200,000 to build — a huge sum at the time. The four facades of the building are decorated with coats-of-arms and ornamental sculptures representing Ireland's rivers. The Four Courts by James Gandon James Gandon (1743 -1823) is today recognised as one of the leading late 18th century, early 19th century architects to have worked in Ireland. ... Customs duty is a tariff or tax on the import or export of goods. ... Dublin Port is Irelands biggest sea port. ... Heraldry is the science and art of designing, displaying, describing and recording coats of arms and badges, as well as the formal ceremonies and laws that regulate the use and inheritance of arms. ...

As the port of Dublin moved further downriver, the building's original use for collecting custom duties became obsolete, and it was used as the headquarters of local government in Ireland. During the Anglo-Irish War in 1921, the Irish Republican Army burnt down the Custom House, in an attempt to disrupt British rule in Ireland. Gandon's original interior was completely destroyed in the fire and the central dome collapsed. A large quantity of irreplaceable historical records were also destroyed in the fire. Despite achieving its objectives, the attack on the Custom House was a disaster for the IRA because a large number of its members were captured fleeing the scene. An Irish War of Independence memorial in Dublin The Anglo-Irish War (also known as the Irish War of Independence) was a guerrilla campaign mounted against the British government in Ireland by the Irish Republican Army under the proclaimed legitimacy of the First Dáil, the extra-legal Irish parliament... The West Cork Flying Column during the War of Independence. ...

After the Anglo-Irish Treaty, it was restored by the Irish Free State government. The results of this reconstruction can still be seen on the building's exterior today — the dome was rebuilt using Irish Ardbraccan limestone which is noticeably darker than the Portland stone used in the original construction. Signature page of the Anglo-Irish Treaty The Anglo-Irish Treaty, officially called the Articles of association between Ireland and the British Empire, was a treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom and representatives of the (extra-judicial) Irish Republic which concluded the Anglo-Irish War. ... The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) (1922–1937) was the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties that were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and... Ardbraccan is an ancient place of christian worship, and the location of the former residence of the Roman Catholic, then after the Reformation the Church of Ireland Bishop of Meath. ... Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... The Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London, England, is made from Portland stone Portland stone is limestone from the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. ...

Further restoration and cleaning was done by the Office of Public Works in the 1980s. The Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for Irish Government and historic buildings in the Republic of Ireland. ...

External links

• Custom House info — Irish government website
• Architecture Ireland: The Custom House

Irish state & public buildings pre- & post-independence

Áras an Uachtaráin (formerly the Viceregal Lodge) | Central Bank of Ireland | Chapel Royal | Chichester House | Chief Secretary's Lodge | Collins Barracks | Custom House | Dublin Castle | Farmleigh | Four Courts | General Post Office (GPO) | Government Buildings | Green Street Court House | Old Parliament House | Leinster House | Little Ratra | Under Secretary's Lodge image of Dublins main court building. ... Áras an Uachtaráin (formerly the Viceregal Lodge) is the official residence of the President of Ireland, located in the Phoenix Park on the Northside of Dublin1. ... Banc Ceannais na hÉireann or the Central Bank of Ireland is the Republic of Ireland which had control of the issue of Irish banknotes and coins. ... The Chapel Royal in Dublin Castle was the official Anglican chapel of the Household of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from mediæval times until the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922. ... Deerfield is the official residence of the United States Ambassador to Ireland, located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin. ... Collins Barracks is a former military barracks in the Arbour Hill area of Dublin, Ireland. ... Dublin Castle. ... Farmleigh was formerly one of the Dublin residences of the Guinness brewing family. ... The Four Courts (Na Ceithre Cúirteanna in Irish) in Dublin is the Republic of Irelands main courts building. ... The General Post Office (GPO) (Irish: Árd Oifig an Phoist), designed by Francis Johnson, is located in Dublins OConnell Street, is the headquarters of An Post, the Irish postal service. ... Government Buildings is a large Edwardian building enclosing a quadrangle on Merrion Street in Dublin, Ireland, in which several key offices of the government of the Republic of Ireland are located. ... The Irish House of Commons entrance The original entrance to the building, facing onto College Green. ... Leinster House The former palace of the Duke of Leinster. ... Little Ratra, now the Civil Defence School and sometimes called Ratra House, is one of the minor state residences located in Dublins Phoenix Park. ... The Under Secretarys Lodge was formerly the Dublin residence of the British Under-Secretary for Ireland (the British Administrations chief civil servant). ...