Dublin and the Liffey

Dublin central. This is looking east from the Halfpenny Bridge. The green-domed building is arguably the most important piece of architecture in the city, the Custom House (Gandon, finished 1791). It's now partly surrounded by fairly uninspiring new buildings, but if one gets up close its glory is still apparent. The interior and vast quantites of records were destroyed by the IRA during the Civil War (1921-2). The boardwalk on the left is recent and runs some distance along the north bank of the Liffey. The dock for water taxis is even newer.