Bank Of Ireland

ok so its a bank. but its a nice bank. And I as a girl, love going in there because they have a couple of really hot guys working behind the counter there!
Enough said! I’m a happy banker

This building is a serious bad ass. If it weren’t already inanimate, and thereby incapable of giving hoot, it wouldn’t give less of a hoot what you think if it. It’s also incredibly cool based on just two key facts I found on
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Number One: «the amount or Bronze Manganese used in its construction — it used that much that it affected the price on the world market»
Number Two: «[The building is] Almost universally loathed by the public and adored by architects, the Bank went to great lengths to build the project against the wishes of nearly everyone.»
Why did the bank do this? That’s pretty insane. When does a bank get all stompy and passionate about something expensive and airy-​fairy like architecture.
I think it’s a fairy-​tale romance, like Beauty and The Beast, and there may be some debate about who is Beauty and who is The Beast.
A reclusive, penny-​pinching, deceitful, greedy bank’s head spins to watch the blueprint of a handsome, expensively dressed building with angular features and great presence swagger by … Okay, for everyone’s sake I’m going to leave that metaphor there, it’s gone too far already.
Anyway, this Robert Tallon building is well worth mulling over for a while if you’re walking down Baggot St.

Bank of Ireland is what it is… a Bank… fairly dodgy these day but what can you do but get on with it and fight through he corruption .
But lets look at this building… and what a building.
If you know anything about modern architecture the word Bauhaus will come to mind when looking at this.
The buildings are prime example of a style that originated in Germany from an architect called Mies Van Der Rohe. The architect her is Ronald Tallon and his super modern ideas caused outrage amongst the public because of its clash with the mainly Georgian Baggot Street that surrounds it.
Which is a shame, because the destruction of Georgian buildings in the 70s was a huge loss tot he city, however this building manages to at least act as a consolation prize. its is a magnificent example of Bauhaus design. in proportion, space, relation between the three buildings that make up the complex.
If your an architect… its just yummy. and if you like Architectural History and cant afford a flight to Germany to see the Bauhaus school… then this is your best option.