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Chapel Royal, Dublin

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interiors in Ireland. Replacing an earlier undistinguished 18th-century church that suffered structural problems through being built on soft ground close to the site of the original castle moat, the new Chapel Royal was built using a timber frame to make it as light as possible. Indeed, so difficult
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Behind one of the galleries is a passage that leads to the bedrooms in the State Apartments. This was used by the Lord Lieutenant and his entourage when they were staying at the Castle. His pew (or throne) was in the centre of the right-hand gallery. Directly facing him was the place for the
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As each Lord Lieutenant left office, their coat of arms was carved on the gallery, and then, when space ran out, placed in a window of the chapel. It was noted by Irish nationalists that the last window available was taken up by the man who proved to be the last Lord Lieutenant,
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and presented to the church in 1946. Increasing structural problems caused its closure in the early 1980s. The building was restored and reopened in the early 1990s, although it has not since been used for worship. It is occasionally used for concerts and other events.
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This was the third chapel in the castle, and the second on this spot, since medieval times. Before the completion of the Chapel Royal, the Lords Lieutenant their entourage and hangers-on sometimes attended
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The organ case was constructed in 1857 to house a new organ by William Telford of Dublin, which replaced an earlier instrument by William Gray of London installed in 1815. A new organ was built by the firm
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was the nature of the site that the chapel took seven years to build, though a contributory factor in both time and budget was the "sheer opulence" of its interior.
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in 1900 into the same case. Although the case was restored in 2008, the organ is no longer playable as the pipework and mechanisms have been removed.
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in the 1790s). The surroundings are painted glass, executed by a Mr Bradley in Dublin. At the apex of the window are the arms of Lord Whitworth.
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The exterior was clad in a thin layer of "fine limestone from Tullamore quarry", and famously features over 90 carved heads, including those of
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at the rear of the Castle to the west. The enormous pulpit that used to dominate the Chapel Royal has now been removed to St. Werburgh's.
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in December 1922, which terminated the office of Lord Lieutenant. In 1943, the chapel was reconsecrated as a
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bishop. Lord Whitworth's arms appear directly at the Lord Lieutenant's position, a most prominent spot.
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The Journal of Music: News, Reviews & Opinion | Music Jobs & Opportunities
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David O'Shea, 'Music and Liturgy at the Chapel Royal' in Campbell and Derham (2015)
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The Stapleton Collection: Designs for the Irish neoclassical interior
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The interior of the chapel looking west toward the organ and entrance
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The interior of the chapel looking east toward the stained glass
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Gothic Revival church buildings in the Republic of Ireland
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The decoration of the ceiling of the interior was done by
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The Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle: An Architectural History
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Christ Church Royal Chapel, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
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Churches of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin
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Her Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks, Brantford
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Affiliation
Church of Ireland
Catholic
Leinster
Year consecrated
Dublin Castle
Dublin
Chapel Royal, Dublin is located in Central Dublin
Geographic coordinates
53°20′35″N 6°15′59″W / 53.3431°N 6.2663°W / 53.3431; -6.2663
Architect(s)
Style
Gothic revival
Dublin Castle
Gothic revival
Church of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Irish Free State
Catholic


Francis Johnston
Gothic revival
the 6th Duke of Bedford
Christmas Day
the 1st Viscount Whitworth
Earl Whitworth
St. Petersburg
George Stapleton

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