Four Courts, Dublin

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Four Courts, Dublin is a prominent neoclassical courthouse complex on the River Liffey that serves as the principal seat of Ireland’s superior courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courthouse complex
neoclassical building
architect James Gandon
Thomas Cooley
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
associatedWith Bar of Ireland
Law Society of Ireland
category Buildings and structures in Dublin
Courthouses in the Republic of Ireland
Neoclassical architecture in Ireland
client Government of Ireland
constructionEndDate 1802
constructionStartDate 1786
coordinates 53.346°N 6.273°W
country Ireland
destroyedIn Irish Civil War
domeCompleted 1802
featuredOn Irish banknotes and stamps (various issues)
governingBody Courts Service of Ireland
hasDome true
hasFunction civil justice
criminal justice (limited)
hasLawLibrary true
heritageStatus protected structure
houses Court of Appeal of Ireland
Dublin Circuit Court (civil business)
High Court of Ireland
Supreme Court of Ireland
locatedIn Dublin
Inns Quay
locatedOn River Liffey
material stone
namedAfter four courts formerly housed in the building
near Church Street Bridge
James Joyce Bridge
numberOfColumnsInPortico 8
originalCourtsHoused Court of Chancery
Court of Common Pleas
Court of Exchequer
Court of King’s Bench
owner Office of Public Works
principalFunction seat of Ireland’s superior courts
publicAccess restricted
reconstructionArchitect Thomas Aloysius Coleman
reconstructionStartDate 1920s
reopenedAfterReconstruction 1932
significantEvent siege and explosion in June 1922

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James Gandon notableWork Four Courts, Dublin
Luas hasStation Four Courts
linked to: Four Courts, Dublin
Battle of Dublin (1922) location Four Courts
linked to: Four Courts, Dublin
Irregulars notableStronghold Four Courts, Dublin
High Court of Ireland principalSeat Four Courts, Dublin
High Court (Ireland) seatsAt Four Courts
linked to: Four Courts, Dublin
President of the High Court officeLocation Four Courts, Dublin
Inns Quay hasBuilding Four Courts
linked to: Four Courts, Dublin
Thomas Cooley notableWork Four Courts, Dublin (original design)
linked to: Four Courts, Dublin