Leinster House

Leinster House
Teach Laighean
Main façade of Leinster House in August 2013
Leinster House is located in Central Dublin
Leinster House
Location of Leinster House in Dublin
General information
Architectural styleGeorgian, Palladian
LocationKildare Street, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates53°20′26″N 6°15′14″W / 53.34055°N 6.254021°W / 53.34055; -6.254021
Current tenantsOireachtas
Construction started1745
Completed1748
Technical details
MaterialArdbraccan limestone
Design and construction
Architect(s)Richard Cassels
DeveloperJames FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster

Leinster House (Irish: Teach Laighean) is the seat of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Ireland. Originally, it was the ducal palace of the Dukes of Leinster.

Since 1922, it has been a complex of buildings of which the former ducal palace is the core, which house Oireachtas Éireann, its members and staff. The most recognisable part of the complex and the "public face" of Leinster House continues to be the former ducal palace at the core of the complex.


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