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	James Gandon Information
		James Gandon (1743 -1823) is; today recognised as one of the leading late 18th century, early 19th century architects to have worked in Ireland.
		Gandon, born in 1743 in London, was of French Huguenot descent.
		In truth Gandon had merely rediscovered what architects from Vitruvius to Thomas Jefferson believed, which was that the Palladian form was eminently suitable for the design of public buildings where huge civic prestige was required.
	james-gandon.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/James_Gandon (1836 words)

	James Gandon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Gandon (1743 -1823) is today recognised as one of the leading late 18th century, early 19th century architects to have worked in Ireland.
		Gandon born in 1743 in London, of French Huguenot descent.
		In truth Gandon had merely rediscovered what architects from Vitruvius to Thomas Jefferson believed, which was that the Palladian form was eminently suitable for the design of public buildings where huge civic prestige was required.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Gandon (935 words)

	James Gandon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Gandon born in 1743 in (The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center) London, of (The Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France) French (A French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries) Huguenot descent.
		Unfortunately though, for Gandon, so hated was the symbolism of the Custom House that the (The apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil) stigma of being its creator was to taint the appreciation of his work throughout his lifetime.
		The, newly formed, Wide Street Commission employed Gandon to design a new (A member of the aristocracy) aristocratic (An enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it) enclave in the vicinity of Mountjoy Square and Gardiner Street.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/james_gandon.htm (1005 words)

	ireland.com - The Irish Times - PROPERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		James Gandon left England after an undistinguished career at the age of 40 - and dominated architecture in Dublin for the next 20 years, in spite of campaigns against him.
		Even with Gandon's connections with Charlemont and his friends, his move to Ireland still seems surprising and is due to the patronage of the Hon John Beresford, the driving force behind plans to build a new custom house in Dublin.
		Had Gandon not come to Ireland, it is probable that such buildings would have been erected because the leading politicians and businessmen of the period were determined to embellish their capital.
	www.ireland.com /newspaper/property/2000/0113/prop7.htm (766 words)

	Encyclopedia: James Gandon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		On leaving the drawing academy he was articled to study architecture under the tutelage of Sir William Chambers, Chambers was an advocate of the neoclassical evolution of Palladian architecture, although he later made designs in the gothic style.
		Gandon also designed Carlisle Bridge (now rechristened O'Connell Bridge) to join the north and south areas of the city Irish House of Lords entrance.
		Georgian Dublin is a phrase used that has two interwoven meanings, to describe a historic period in the development of the city of Dublin from 1714 (the beginning of the reign of King George I of Great Britain and of Ireland) to the death in 1830 of King George IV...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/James-Gandon (2951 words)

	James Gandon (1743-1823) - Biographies [Archeire, Irish Architecture Online]
		Archiseek / Ireland / Architects of Ireland / James Gandon
		James Gandon (1743-1823) was of French Huguenot descent and studied under William Chambers in England.
		Gandon seen his visit to Ireland as a temporary affair, as he intended to return home to England.
	www.irish-architecture.com /architects_ireland/gandon.html (280 words)

	Loopline Film
		In fact it is James Gandon, an obscure London architect who has just been commissioned by a small cadre of Anglo-Irish aristocrats and Protestant Powerbrokers to build a new Custom House for Dublin - the biggest and most controversial project of the day.
		The film features other Gandon buildings like the Four Courts, bombed during the civil war, Emo Court donated to the nation by its last owner Choumley Deering Harrison and a rare interview with former Taoiseach of Ireland, Charles J Haughey in his Gandon mansion, Abbeville.
		'James Gandon - A Life' is a film that illustrates in sweeping tones the influence and fall of the Protestant Nation's dreams for Ireland.
	www.loopline.com /htm/03_james_gandon.htm (505 words)

	Boyne River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The image which I have painted is from one of a series of river gods commissioned by the famous architect James Gandon (1743-1823), from Edward Smyth, a virtually unknown Dublin sculptor who worked on them from 1780 to their completion in 1786, for the Custom House in Dublin.
		Gandon was a prominent pupil of the great Sir William Chambers, England's most reputable and distinguished architect of the period, under whom he learned and developed a Franco-Roman Neo-Classical style.
		Gandon commissioned a virtually unknown stone mason, Edward Smyth, to depict the principal rivers of Ireland as part of the external design to the Custom House.
	www.trimtown.com /Boyne.htm (401 words)

	The Four Courts, Dublin (James Gandon) [Archeire, Irish Architecture Online]
		Originally, part of the building was designed by Thomas Cooley with a revised later scheme being developed by James Gandon to incorporate the earlier work.
		The portico and pediment are a shallow projection from the centre block but Gandon created a semi-circular recess under the pediment bringing the entrance into the building.
		The central rotunda above is as Gandon designed it with the four main courtrooms opening off it diagonally.
	www.irish-architecture.com /buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/quays/inns/4courts.htm (363 words)

	Kings Inns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		According to Gandon's son, the design for the Inns was a "favourite study" of his father.
		As always, James Gandon's decoration is elegant and in moderation.
		Some years elapsed before James Gandon was commissioned (in 1800) to produce drawings for the dining hall and library at Constitution Hill.
	www.kingsinns.ie /html/print_series.html (786 words)

	Riverheads of Ireland
		James Gandon's Custom House in Dublin is considered by many to be Ireland's greatest architectural masterpiece.
		Gandon employed Edward Smyth to carry out the sculpture work for the building.
		The River Erne head is surmounted by an abundance of varied fish life which can be found along the river's course through a myriad of lakes.
	www.celticislesshop.com /riverheads (588 words)

	The Honourable Society of Kings Inns, Dublin (James Gandon & Henry Aaron Baker) [Archeire, Irish Architecture Online]
		This was the last great public building designed by James Gandon and was designed to provide study and residence facilities for barristers.
		Started in 1795, Gandon resigned from the job in 1808 and handed the project to his pupil Henry Aaron Baker who finished the work in 1816.
		The use of copper clad domes which Gandon popularised in Dublin is a very scandinavian motif, as in France and England, domes were usually lead clad giving them a grey appearance.
	www.archeire.com /buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/henrietta_street/kingsinn.htm (331 words)

	SchoolBag.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Gandon turned down a similar offer to work in St. Petersburg Russia (later Leningrad) and came to Ireland in 1781.
		Gandon himself received threatening letters and found it advisable to carry a sword when he visited the building site.
		Gandon, was to stay in Ireland for the rest of his life.
	www.schoolbag.com /guides/11984-2.html (4639 words)

	Laois Nationalist - 2004/10/07: Students pay tribute to town’s history
		From the moment the “old woman” began to tell the town’s story to “James” and “Sorcha” and their children we were treated to one surprise after another.
		Lord Carlow and James Gandon were seen deep in discussion in regard to the design of St Peter’s Church.
		It was fast forward as the sound of an aeroplane shattered the peace and Capt. James Fitzmaurice, the Portlaoise aviator who first crossed the Atlantic from east to west, called in to say hello.
	archives.tcm.ie /laoisnationalist/2004/10/07/story17979.asp (577 words)

	Travel Channel :: Dublin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Extending 375 feet on the north side of the river, this is the work of James Gandon, an English architect who arrived in Ireland in 1781, when construction commenced (it continued for 10 years).
		After a week of shelling, the GPO lay in ruins; 13 rebels were ultimately executed, including Connolly, who was dying of gangrene from a leg shattered in the fighting and had to be propped up in a chair in front of the firing squad.
		The latter facade -- if you ignore the ground-floor level -- -was a major inspiration for Irishman James Hoban's designs for the White House in Washington, D.C. Built in hard Ardbracan limestone, the exterior of the house makes a cold impression, and, in fact, the duke's heirs pronounced the house "melancholy" and fled.
	travel.discovery.com /destinations/fodors/dublin/sightsacts_31004_1.html (1054 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The design is of Italian origin and consists of a double arcade, five arches in length with a steeply pitched roof and lantern clock tower.
		This magnificent neo-classical house, designed by James Gandon for the Earl of Portarlington, is surrounded by vast parklands.
		The stables were designed by James Gandon and have pedimented and rusticated archways.
	www.iftn.ie /locations/dsp_histlein.cfm?area= (2983 words)

	Down Dublin Streets: Exploring Dublin's Checkered Past
		The River Liffey comes down from the Wicklow hills, and is traversed by thirteen bridges, most of them originally constructed between 1760 and 1818, and having undergone a diverse series of names.
		The most famous bridge is the O'Connell Street Bridge, wider than it is long, designed by James Gandon, architect of the Four Courts building and the Custom House.
		James Gandon was responsible for the east front with its Corinthian columns.
	www.irelandforvisitors.com /articles/down_dublin_streets.htm (825 words)

	Specialized Travel Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Visitor Center includes: a Gandon museum with information and displays on his life and work in Ireland; the history of the Custom House itself, including the 1921 fire and subsequent restoration, and on many Government offices and important characters who have had offices in the building in the two centuries since it was completed.
		The James Joyce Center is housed in a beautifully restored 18th Century Georgian Town House located only 300 meters from O'Connell Street.
		James Joyce was a B.A. student here from 1899 to 1902.
	www.special-ireland.com /attractions-east.htm (10078 words)

	LOOK AT LUCAN.............FAMOUS PEOPLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		On the accession of James II, to whom Sarsfield showed unswerving loyalty, throughout his military career, he returned to England, where he took part in many battles.At Sedgemoor, in 1685, he was wounded, but was also promoted to Colonel.
		Sarsfield was survived by his son James, and by his mother and two widowed sisters who were living in France at the time.
		James Gandon began his career as an architect knocking on the door of Sir William Chambers (of Lucan House/Vesey fame).
	www.iol.ie /~geof/people.htm (2139 words)

	Dublin
		Designed by James Gandon and built between 1781 and 1791.
		Designed by James Gandon and built between 1785 and 1802.
		Like the Custom House, Gandon's other great building, it was also destroyed by fire during the struggle for Irish Independence.
	homepage.eircom.net /~jobby/dublin.htm (432 words)

	The Gandon Inn Hotel, Bed & Breakfast Accommodation with Bar, Restaurant & Wedding facilities set in Co. Laois ...
		The Gandon Inn Hotel, Bed and Breakfast Accommodation with Bar, Restaurant and Wedding facilities set in Co. Laois in the midlands of Ireland
		The Gandon Inn is a ten bedroom family run hotel.
		Whether it be for a short break, business conference, party or a wedding, we at The Gandon Inn Hotel will look after your needs in a friendly and hospitable manner.
	www.gandoninn.com /history-page.html (152 words)

	O'Connell Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The original bridge (named Carlisle Bridge for the then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland - Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle) was designed by James Gandon, and built between 1791 and 1794.
		Originally humped, and narrower, Carlisle bridge was a symmetrical, three semicircular arch structure constructed in granite with a Portland stone balustrade and obelisks on each of the four corners.
		The keystone head on O'Connell Bridge symbolises the River Liffey, corresponding to the heads on the Custom House (also designed by James Gandon) which personify the other great rivers of Ireland.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/O/O'Connell-Bridge.htm (286 words)

	James Gandon,Monuments in Dublin. Find all Dublin Travel and Tourist information in Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The three most spectacular buildings in Dublin - the Custom House, the Four Courts and King's Inn - are all the work of James Gandon, an English architect who was persuaded by Lord Beresford to come to Dublin to design his new Custom House in 1781.
		Gandons next great work, the Four Courts, was also attended by contorversy and political intrigues.
		The Kings Inn job had to be completed by Gandon's partner Henry Aaron Baker after he resigned in 1808 following 13 years of difficulties and delay.
	www.goireland.com /scripts/low/xq/asp/areaid.166/areatype.C/cat.9/SubjectID.22/PremisesID.12896/qx/premises.htm (223 words)

	James Gandon on artnet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Find works of art, auction results & sale prices of artist James Gandon at galleries and auctions worldwide.
		Find unknown or rarely seen works by important artists
		sample: Here are the top 1 of 1 past auction results for James Gandon:
	www.artnet.com /artist/586127/james-gandon.html (134 words)

	Archiseek - James Gandon's LOSING design
		I've been reading about this "Dublin" you've all got over there, and I found out that celebrated 18th century architect James Gandon lost yes LOST a contest to design the Royal Exchange Building (now City Hall); the commission was instead awarded to one Thomas Cooley (sp?).
		I've also read that many folks felt Gandon's design was actually superior (having seen photos of Gandon's major works, plus of Cooley's building, I, um...
		Duffy based his attempted reconstruction (plan, section, elevation) on surviving contemporary written descriptions of Gandon's design, which are quoted at length in the book.
	www.archiseek.com /content/printthread.php?t=81 (427 words)

	AllRefer.com - Georgian architecture (Architecture) - Encyclopedia
		The red brick house, with courses and cornices of white stone and trimmings of white painted woodwork, is what is popularly termed the Georgian style.
		Among notable churches are St. Martin-in-the-Fields and St. Mary-le-Strand, both by James Gibbs; other important architects of the period were James Gandon and Henry Holland.
		American buildings and arts of the period, which closely resemble their English prototypes, are also usually designated as Georgian.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Georgn-ar.html (475 words)

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