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Royal Hospital Kilmainham
| Royal Hospital Kilmainham | |
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Ospidéal Ríochta Chill Mhaighneann | |
 Royal Hospital Kilmainham | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Hospital and retirement home |
| Architectural style | Classical, Baroque |
| Location | Kilmainham |
| Town or city | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°20′36″N 6°18′01″W / 53.343303°N 6.300177°W |
| Current tenants | Irish Museum of Modern Art |
| Construction started | 1679 |
| Estimated completion | 1687 |
| Owner | Office of Public Works |
| Technical details | |
| Material | granite, calp limestone |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William Robinson |
| Known for | The first classical and secular building of scale in Ireland. |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Burgh (1702-13) |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
The Royal Hospital Kilmainham (Irish: Ospidéal Ríochta Chill Mhaighneann) in Kilmainham, Dublin, is a 17th-century former hospital and retirement home which is now mainly used to house the Irish Museum of Modern Art and as a concert and events venue.
It is notable as being the first large secular building in Ireland as well as being the first large classical building in Ireland. It remains one of the few 17th-century buildings in Dublin that are still extant.
- ^ "Royal Hospital Kilmainham". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Irish Museum of Modern Art, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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