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Elegant Georgian doorway, Dublin
The eighteenth century saw a rapid growth in the size and population of
Dublin
. During this prosperous time, medieval walls were taken down to make way for wider streets and squares constructed in the open countryside on either side of the Liffey. Many of the buildings came down to make way for a newer, statelier neoclassical style of architecture which became popular: the Georgian style. Characterised by symmetry and harmony, this style was popular up to around 1840. The doors are colourfully painted and the reason for this is up for debate. It could be the result of a law during British rule which required subjects to paint their doors black after a monarch passed away. Clearly this law was not followed to the letter by the rebellious Irish and they were painted every colour other than black. Another explanation is that Georgian men couldn’t recognize which house was theirs after a few pints and to avoid confusion, the doors were all painted different colours!
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