What is the Royal Hospital Kilmainham?
Q: What is the Royal Hospital Kilmainham?
A: The Royal Hospital Kilmainham is a 17th-century building in Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland that was built to be a home for retired soldiers.
Q: Who designed the hospital?
A: The hospital was designed by Sir William Robinson, who was the official State Surveyor General for James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to King Charles II.
Q: What style is based on Les Invalides in Paris?
A: The style of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham is based on Les Invalides in Paris.
Q: Who designed the Tudor Gothic gateway at the end of the road leading to the Royal Hospital?
A: Francis Johnston, one of the leading architects of his day, designed the Tudor Gothic gateway at the end of the road leading to the Royal Hospital.
Q: When did it move from its original location beside Bloody Bridge (now Rory O'More Bridge)?
A: The Tudor Gothic gateway originally stood beside Bloody Bridge (now Rory O'More Bridge), but it was moved after 1844 when a railway arrived.
Q: What were some uses for this building after all soldiers had left?
A: After all soldiers had left, this building was used as offices for Garda Síochána (the Irish police force) and as storage for National Museum of Ireland.
Q: When did restoration begin and what purpose does it serve today?
A: Restoration began in 1957 by Government of Ireland and opened in 1985 as National Centre for Culture and Arts. Today it serves as an Irish Museum Of Modern Art which opened here in 1991.
