Homes Antiques

Fans of Georgian architecture should pack

some comfortable shoes and a map for a trip

round the city’s finest 19th-century squares.

The vast St Stephen’s Green is one of the most

popular in no small part due to the beautiful

park that lies at its heart. Close by Merrion

Square is one of the best surviving Georgian

squares and home to the Natural History

Museum National Gallery and the immense

Leinster House a former private mansion that

houses the Oireachtas or Irish Parliament.

Close to the River Liey the historic

Temple Bar area is a magnet for revellers and

by day its galleries markets and boutiques

ABOVE The Custom

House an 18th-

century neoclassical

building is right on

the banks of the River

Liffey RIGHT Iveagh

Gardens on Clonmel

Street is a public park

open all year round

and one of Dublin’s

green treasures

ESCAPES

Antiques

We take you on a tour of

three cities chosen for

their architectural styles

and decorative arts

FEATURE ELEANOR O’KANE

DUBLIN

For design Georgian

squares and architecture

H&A

SUMMER

SPECIAL

136 H&A SUMMER 2017