City Hall

A magnificient Georgian style architecture hall was build between 1769 and 1779. It’s beside Dublin Castle and was a Dublin’s business meeting and exchange centre- a place, where businessmen could meet and trade bills of exchange, buy or sell goods. In 1850’s Royal Exchange was purchased by City Corporation, who started to use it as a city government. In 1852 the Royal Exchange got a new name City Hall, when the first meeting of Dublin City Council took place there.

Some reconstruction has been performed in the 21st century and Dublin City Council has got awards for the conservation of this beautiful Georgian style and historic building.
The entrance hall, sometimes called Rotunda, will suprise you by its outstanding, extravagant interior decor and its rich history. On the lower ground floor visitors also can check out an exhibition called “Dublin City Hall” or “The Story of the Capital” witch turns Dublin’s clock back one thousand years- shows Dublin from the arrival of the Vikings to the Dublin we see today- beautiful and modern capital.

Dublin City Hall currently has an exciting exhibition explaining the role of Dublin Fire Brigade back in the 1916 Rising events. You also have a unique opportunity to see one of the original proclamations from 1916, kindly gifted to the citizens of Dublin in the 1950s, by the family of Elizabeth O’Farrell.

In the near future there will be an exhibition on Sir. Robert Shaw, Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1815-1816.

Fancy a walk back in time? Then this is a top place in Dublin to be visited where you learn more about rich Irish history.

Georgian style architecture hall was build between1769 and 1779. It’s beside Dublin Castle and was a Dublin’s business meeting and exchange centre- a place, where businessmen could meet and trade bills of exchange, buy or sell goods. In 1850’s Royal Exchange was purchased by City Corporation, who started to use it as a city government. In 1852 the Royal Exchange got a new name City Hall, when the first meeting of Dublin City Council took place there.

Some reconstruction has been performed in the 21st century and Dublin City Council has got awards for the conservation of this beautiful Georgian style and historic building.

There is no entrance fee to an outstanding, extravagant and rich of history entrance hall, called Rotunda. There is a fee for an exhibition on the lower ground floor called “Dublin City Hall” or “The Story of the Capital” witch turns Dublin’s clock back one thousand years- shows Dublin from the arrival of the Vikings to the Dublin we see today- beautiful and modern capital.