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[nuke terrorist]

The home of Anatolian psychedelic superstar Baris Manco (1943-1999) in Istanbul is a museum:

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Baris's music piped around the house.

Barış Manço House | Kadıköy, Istanbul | Attractions - Lonely Planet

One of the pioneering musicians who mixed rock sounds with traditional Turkish folk music to establish the Anatolian rock genre in the 1960s and 1970s,…

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Baris is the Turkish word for peace and Manco was apparently the first person with the name. Now Baris has become a common boys name in Turkey (ala Dylan).

Barış Manço - Wikipedia

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[Scientician 0.8]

Is it still going to be this equally ugly shithole? All anyone at street level is gonna see is face level concrete and miserable people on leather couches smiling while doing work appropriate things.

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Hawkins and Apollo House redevelopment plans unveiled. | Archiseek - Irish Architecture

The Office of Public Works and Tom O’Brien and Simon Coyle of Mazars as Joint Receivers to Cuprum Properties Limited, appointed by NAMA, are delighted to announce today (Friday 3 June), that planning applications were lodged with Dublin City Council for the redevelopment and regeneration of key...

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It doesn't look nearly as ugly as this but its scale seems a bit off. There's an interesting mustard colour facade on one side.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

There wasn't much there beforehand though was there?

The Irish House and a pretty Georgian block was bulldozed in the 1960s, underneath was found various remnants of Viking and other eras of the city's history. There was a massive campaign to save the site for posterity and relocate the DCC buildings that ultimately failed to stop the grey unyielding concrete. If I am interpreting the historical sources correctly, they also got rid of the gravestone of a woman by the name of Molly Malone.

 

[nuke terrorist]

St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel - Wikipedia

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Speaking of demolished buildings -
This one mentioned a page back was nearly demolished by British Rail in the 1960's. It is cited as one the modern conservation movement's first big successful campaigns in UK.

 

[chris d]

What was the cool Theater that used to be opposite/near Mulligans. (Not in our time like, in the olden days)

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Theatre royal

Theatre Royal in Dublin, IE - Cinema Treasures

The Theatre Royal, the largest movie palace built in Dublin, or Ireland for that matter when it opened on 23rd September 1935 with a variety show o...

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[ann post]

1935 – Theatre Royal, Hawkins St., Dublin | Archiseek - Irish Architecture

Architect: Leslie Norton The third Theatre Royal opened on September 23, 1935 in Hawkins Street. Designed by English architect Leslie Norton in conjunction with Dublin firm Scott & Good. It was a large art deco building designed for an audience of 3,700 people seated and 300 standing, and was...

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[nuke terrorist]

Theatre royal

Theatre Royal in Dublin, IE - Cinema Treasures

The Theatre Royal, the largest movie palace built in Dublin, or Ireland for that matter when it opened on 23rd September 1935 with a variety show o...

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1935 – Theatre Royal, Hawkins St., Dublin | Archiseek - Irish Architecture

Architect: Leslie Norton The third Theatre Royal opened on September 23, 1935 in Hawkins Street. Designed by English architect Leslie Norton in conjunction with Dublin firm Scott & Good. It was a large art deco building designed for an audience of 3,700 people seated and 300 standing, and was...

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My grandmother often spoke about the Theatre Royal and used to struggle to explain how big it was - "Was it much bigger than the Olympia?!"
EDIT:
Often commented that a venue this size doesn't exist in Dublin now - about the mark of Hammersmith Odeon / Apollo

 

[hydromancer]

 

[ann post]

A picture paints a thousand words but also one sentence to say what building or band it is does help all the same.

 

[hydromancer]

That picture is "the Exo" beside the point depo it's just office space, An Post might rent some of the floors

 

[therealjohnny]

Dublin’s Victorian fruit and vegetable market finally to reopen

The city’s newest food market will be better than the English Market in Cork, says city chief Richard Shakespeare

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[magicbastarder]

I wonder why it's going to cost 25 million; what sort of work is leading to that figure?

 

[therealjohnny]

I wonder why it's going to cost 25 million; what sort of work is leading to that figure?

Indoor white water rafting

 

[hydromancer]

"the council expects to spend €12 million to €15 million on stabilisation works"
Presumably to stop it from falling down and maybe another 10 to bring it up to date then.

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The Connacht asylum in Ballinasloe a fairly large disused building
Think there was a publication recently about the history of asylums in Ireland

 

[ernesto]

"the council expects to spend €12 million to €15 million on stabilisation works"
Presumably to stop it from falling down and maybe another 10 to bring it up to date then.

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The Connacht asylum in Ballinasloe a fairly large disused building
Think there was a publication recently about the history of asylums in Ireland

An absurd amount of money.

Was watching a documeBarry recently about all the tunnels through the Faroe Islands mountains and under the sea connecting most of the islands.
Costs equivalent to €134million and I thought what an absolute bargain considering how much this government has wasted previously (children's hospital etc). And to just fucking start tunnelling under Dublin. Just fucking do it already

 

[seanc]

"the council expects to spend €12 million to €15 million on stabilisation works"
Presumably to stop it from falling down and maybe another 10 to bring it up to date then.

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The Connacht asylum in Ballinasloe a fairly large disused building
Think there was a publication recently about the history of asylums in Ireland

It's nice from a distance isn't it? It was a bit grim when it was working, and is a bit grim now that it's all run down. I know many people who worked there, including me. Between that and the other hospital, that basically was the town.

But it's huge. Surely massive potential to be used for something.

 

[magicbastarder]

similar for st ita's in portrane, i guess? i've cycled round it, it's a huge site.

 

[Deadmanposting]

Was watching a documeBarry recently about all the tunnels through the Faroe Islands mountains and under the sea connecting most of the islands.

Can you share that?

 

[Cormcolash]

That picture is "the Exo" beside the point depo it's just office space, An Post might rent some of the floors

It's An Post's new admin HQ alright.
I think it's a stupid looking building, don't like that framework thing at all and it makes an already windy place absolutely windy as fuck.

Edit: The ground level part of it is also exceptionally ugly