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01 February 2013
1923 – Cenotaph, Leinster House, Dublin

1923 – Cenotaph, Leinster House, Dublin

Sculptor: George Atkinson Former monument on Leinster Lawn, commemorating three of the founding figures of Irish independence, Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O’Higgins. Atkinson was headmaster of the Dublin Metropolitan School of...

22 November 2012
1727 – Obelisk, Newtown-Park, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

1727 – Obelisk, Newtown-Park, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

Architect: Edward Lovett Pearce Stillorgan Obelisk was built in 1727 at the instigation of Lord Allen, probably to provide local employment that year. It may also have been built as a monument to...

02 October 2012
1877 –  Ernst Moritz Arndt Tower, Rugen, Germany

1877 – Ernst Moritz Arndt Tower, Rugen, Germany

Architect: Hermann Eggert The Ernst Moritz Arndt Tower stands on the German Baltic Sea island of RĂ¼gen and was built to mark the 100th anniversary of the German poet, Ernst Moritz Arnd. Built...

04 May 2010
1886 –  Victoria Jubilee Tower, London

1886 – Victoria Jubilee Tower, London

Architect: W.H. Radford Perspective View & Section including plans by W.H. Radford ~ Architect & Civil Engineer ~ (Nottingham) Published in The Building News, December 3rd 1886.

27 March 2009
1809 – Nelson’s Pillar, O’Connell St., Dublin

1809 – Nelson’s Pillar, O’Connell St., Dublin

Architect: William Wilkins Predating London’s Nelson Column by almost 30 years, Nelson’s Pillar was a 36.8m tall column with a 3.9m tall statue by Thomas Kirk in Portland Stone at the top. At...