Parliament House, Dublin
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Parliament House is a building on College Green in Dublin which housed the Parliament of Ireland from the building's completion in the 1730s until the parliament's abolition under the Acts of Union 18
GILBERT p 109 PROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE, DUBLIN
Parliament House, Dublin circa 1733
Architectural drawing of the front of Parliament House (by Peter Mazell based on the drawing by Rowland Omer, 1767)
The House of Commons in session underneath the dome, in 1780 (by Francis Wheatley)
Irish House of Lords
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The Irish House of Lords, known formally as The Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled, was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from medieval times until the end of
Parliament House, Dublin
…the supervision of Arthur Dobbs. Once completed, the building became home to the two Houses of Parliament, serving as the seat of both chambers (the Lords and Commons) of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland for most of the 18th century until that parliament was abolished by the Act of Union of 1800…
Irish House of Lords chamber 1
The House of Lords entrance to the Parliament House (east view). The entrance, which was part of an extension to the original building, was designed by renowned architect James Gandon by 1789.
A sectional engraving of the House of Lords chamber (by Peter Mazell 1767 based on the drawing by Rowland Omer)
The Woolsack was used by the Lord Chancellor when chairing the house