The WOW factor - Irish Architectural News

The Irish Times

Bedevilled by planning problems and other delays, the National Gallery of Ireland's new Millennium Wing has been well worth waiting for. Because what it does is to transform a conventional art gallery into an exciting place for the public to view paintings or even just to enjoy a cup of coffee or a browse in the bookshop. For the first time in its history, the gallery now has a real presence on the street. But few passers-by could imagine the truly breathtaking interior that lies behind its somewhat squashed Portland stone, glass and timber façade and the adjoining mid 18th-century building, which the gallery's board was required to retain.

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