Palladian Architecture
the designs of Andrea Palladio inspired the Georgian Architectural movement in Ireland and it is from this man that Palladian Architecture gets its name.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/renaissance-venice/late-renaissance-venice/a/palladio-la-rotunda
Georgian Townhouses
Here is a link to another blog, where you can search for a range of images and information on georgian town and country houses and architecture in general http://theirishaesthete.com/
Classical Orders
The Golden Ratio
Sir Edward Lovett Pearce
Castletown House (Private)
Architect:
- Alessandro Galeli - central building
- Sir Edward Lovett Pearce - Colonnades, wings and entrance hall.
Bellamont House (Private)
Parliment House (Public)
Website on Parliment House - http://archiseek.com/2010/1803-former-houses-of-parliament-bank-of-ireland-college-green-dublin/
Parliment House (Public)
Website on Parliment House - http://archiseek.com/2010/1803-former-houses-of-parliament-bank-of-ireland-college-green-dublin/
Richard Cassels
Russborough House (Private)
Russborough House (Private)
Architect: Richard Cassels
Russborough House - Music Room
LaFranchini Brothers Stucco work includes a French horn, a recorder,
a flute and
musical books on the wall of the music room.
Leinster House
Theodore Jacobsen
Trinity College (Public)
William Chambers
Casino Marino (Private)
Link to website: Casino Marino
This urn hides the original kitchen window in the basement from your view so disguising the fact that there are any rooms below ground level - one of the secret plans and clever tricks that Casino is famous for.
The Lions are copies of the Egyptian style lions at the base of the Capitaline Hill in Rome.
Stucco - Zodiac Ceiling
The star sign of Gemini, the twins, which you can see in the Zodiac ceiling in the Library at Casino. All 12 star signs are there dating from the 18th century,
The blue Greek key design in the dado rail of the Blue Salon runs the whole way around the room and is part of the classical language of architecture in the building. This design symbolises eternity, as it has no beginning, middle or end
Here's a secret glimpse of one of our ionic columns in our State Room at The Casino Marino! In the very centre between the scrolls you can see tiny pineapples : ) symbols of friendship and welcome! You may see similar in Rathfarnham Castle as Sir William Chambers, the architect of the Casino also worked there too!
Charlemont House (Hugh Lane Gallery) (Private)
Examination Hall, Trinity College (Public)
Georgian Townhouses
James Gandon
Custom House, (Public)
Four Courts (Public)
Extension to Parliment House (Public)
Stucco
Exam Questions
2015
– James Gandon
The
building illustrated on the accompanying sheet was designed by James Gandon
(1743-1823). Answer (a), (b), and (c). (a) Name the building and describe and
discuss how the features of this building are typical of Georgian architecture.
(b) Describe and discuss how sculpture was used to decorate this building. (c)
Name and describe one other public building by this architect. Illustrate your
answer.
2014
– James Gandon & Edward Lovett Pearce
Answer (a), (b), and (c).
(a) Select
one of the following buildings and name the architect(s):
The Custom House, Dublin
Strokestown House, Co. Roscommon
Castletown House, Co. Kildare.
(b) Describe and discuss the building you have
chosen, referring to its style and
exterior
architectural features.
(c) Briefly discuss three interior decorative
features of a typical Georgian country house.
Illustrate
your answer.
2013
– Edward Lovett Pearce
Parliament
House (Bank of Ireland, College Green, Dublin) is illustrated on the
accompanying
sheet.
Answer
(a), (b) and (c).
(a)
Name the architect of the original building.
(b)
Describe and discuss the main architectural features of Parliament House.
(c)
Name one other eighteenth-century Irish public building and briefly describe
and
compare
it to Parliament House.
Illustrate
your answer.
2012
– Richard Cassels, Edward Lovett Pearce
Answer
(a), (b) and (c).
(a)
Select one of the following buildings and name the architect:
· Russborough House, Co. Wicklow
· Castletown House, Co. Kildare
· Wesport House, Co. Mayo.
(b)
Describe and discuss the building you have chosen referring to its style
and
architectural
features.
(c)
Discuss briefly how the surrounding parkland
contributed to the overall visual
impact of the Georgian
country house.
Illustrate
your answer.
2011
– James Gandon
Name
the building designed by James Gandon (1743-1823), which is illustrated on
the accompanying sheet, and discuss its main features.
and
Name
and describe briefly one other building designed by Gandon.
Illustrate
your answer.
2010
– Richard Cassels, Edward Lovett Pearce, William Chanmbers
5.
Answer (a), (b) and (c).
(a)
Select one of the following architects and name a building designed by
him:
· Richard Cassels (c.1690-1751)
· Edward Lovett Pearce (1699-1733)
· Francis Johnston (1760-1829)
· William Chambers (c.1723-1796)
· Thomas Ivory (c.1732-1786).
(b)
Discuss the building you have chosen and describe its style and architectural
features.
(c)
Name and describe briefly one other Irish Georgian building by the same
architect.
Illustrate
your answer.
2009
– Richard Cassels
Russborough
House, Co. Wicklow, which is illustrated on the accompanying sheet, is
an example of eighteenth-century architecture.
Name
the architect of this building and describe and discuss its style and
architectural
features.
and
Compare
it briefly with one other named Georgian building.
Use
sketches to illustrate your answer.
2008
– Edward Lovett Pearce
Bellamont
House, Co. Cavan, which is illustrated on the accompanying sheet, is an
example of the eighteenth century Palladian style of architecture.
Name
the architect of this building and describe and discuss its style and
architectural features.
and
Compare
Bellamont House with one other named Irish Georgian building.
Illustrate
your answer.
2007
– William Chambers
The
Casino at Marino, designed by William Chambers (1723 – 1796), is considered to
be one of the finest examples of Irish Georgian architecture. Describe and
discuss the function, design, exterior architectural features and interior
decoration of this building
and
compare
it briefly with one other named Georgian building that you have studied.
Illustrate
your answer.
2006
– Stucco & architectural features
Plasterwork
(stucco) was a popular decorative feature of the interior of fine Irish
Georgian houses of the 18th century.
Describe
and discuss the decoration, including plasterwork, of the interior of any
Georgian country house or town house you have studied.
and
describe
at least four common features of the Georgian architectural style.
Illustrate
your answer.
2005
– James Gandon
The
Custom House, Dublin, designed by James Gandon (1743 –1824), is
illustrated on the accompanying sheet. Answer (a) and (b).
(a)
Identify and discuss features of this building that could be described as
typical of the Georgian period.
(b)
Name and describe one other building that was designed by Gandon.
Illustrate
your answer.
2004
– Edward Lovett Pearce & William Chambers
The eighteenth century saw the arrival of two distinct
styles of Georgian architecture in Ireland – the Palladian and the
Neo-Classical. Discuss this statement while comparing and contrasting the
two buildings illustrated on the accompanying sheet – Parliament
House and the Casino at Marino.
Refer in your answer to the architects in question and
to the function, architectural features and decorative aspects of both
buildings.
Illustrate your answer.
