Only The above illustration shows a section of the south terrace of Merrion Square. This design is typical of the georgian houses of Dublin and in particular the houses of the Fitzwilliam Estate covering Fitzwilliam Street and Square, Mount Street Upper and Merrion Square. The external visual integrity and uniformity of the georgian city masks a wealth of variety and decoration that adorns the interiors of these buildings.
Many interiors contain magnificent ceiling plasterwork, ornate fireplaces and staircases.
Click to enlarge Fitzwilliam Street once the longest expanse of intact Georgian architecture anywhere in the world was destroyed in the 1970s when the ESB a supposedly responsible semi-state body wantonly demolished twelve of the houses. The Georgian vista that existed till then consisted of almost a mile of continuous houses passing through two squares.