Government Buildings

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 Ireland are located. Among the offices of State located in the building are:…
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  • Type: Government building
  • Description: architectural structure located in Dublin, Ireland
  • Also known as: “College of Science”
  • Address: Merrion Street Upper, Dublin
  • Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leinster House and National Library of Ireland.

Public building
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is the seat of the Oireachtas, the parliament of . Originally, it was the ducal palace of the Dukes of Leinster. Since 1922, it has been a complex of buildings which houses Oireachtas Éireann, its members and staff. is situated 120 metres north of Government Buildings.

Library
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The is 's national library located in , in a building designed by Thomas Newenham Deane. The mission of the is "To collect, preserve, promote and make accessible the documentary and… is situated 220 metres north of Government Buildings.

Museum
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The , sometimes called the Dead Zoo, a branch of the , is housed on Merrion Street in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Temple Bar and International Financial Services Centre.

Quarter
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Dublin is the capital city of Ireland. Its vibrancy, nightlife and tourist attractions are world renowned and it's the most popular entry point for international visitors to Ireland.

Quarter
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The is an area of central Dublin and part of the CBD established in the 1980s as an urban regeneration area and special economic zone on the derelict state-owned former port authority lands of the reclaimed and areas of the .

Suburb
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is an area of in Ireland, within the southern city centre and bounded to the south by the . It came into existence as a small suburb south of the city in the 18th century, centred on Richmond Street.

Government Buildings

Latitude
53.3392° or 53° 20′ 21″ north
Longitude
-6.25356° or 6° 15′ 13″ west
Levels
4
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 231082849
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Wiki­data ID
Q1540447
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Government Buildings” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “政府大廈”
  • Danish: “Irske regeringsbygninger”
  • Dutch: “Regeringsgebouw Dublin”
  • German: “Government Buildings”
  • Hausa: “Gine-gine na Gwamnati”
  • Irish: “Tithe an Rialtais”
  • Japanese: “政府庁舎 (ダブリン)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Government Buildings”
  • Norwegian: “Government Buildings”
  • Portuguese: “Edifícios do Governo”
  • Russian: “Комплекс правительственных зданий (Дублин)”
  • Russian: “Комплекс правительственных зданий”
  • Russian: “Правительственные здания”
  • Urdu: “حکومتی عمارات”

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