Francis Johnston (architect)
Francis Johnston was an Anglo/Irish architect, best known for building the General Post Office (GPO) on O'Connell Street, Dublin.
Francis Johnston (architect)
The GPO (left) and Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, c. 1830
Ruins of Ballynegall House
East Gate of Slane Castle
General Post Office, Dublin
The General Post Office is the former headquarters of An Post — the Irish Post Office. It remains its registered office and the principal post office of Dublin — the capital city of Ireland — and is situated in the centre of O'Connell Street, the city's main thoroughfare. It is one of Ireland's most famous buildings, not least because it served as the headquarters of the leaders of the Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland. It was the last great Georgian public building to be erected in the capital.
The General Post Office in 2006
The Greek hexastyle portico of the General Post Office, completed in 1818. The royal coat of arms, similar to those at King's Inns and the Irish Houses of Parliament, was removed after independence.
The GPO in an engraving from about 1831
The shell of the GPO after the Rising; Nelson's Pillar can be seen on the right.
