The Four Courts in Dublin was designed by Thomas Cooley from 1776 to 1784 and then by James Gandon from 1785 to 1802. Jacob Owen designed the Benchers' and Solicitors' building from 1835 to 1839. The Kingdom of Ireland was the client. The infobox gives 1786 to 1802, while the text says work began in 1776 and finishing touches came in 1802.
The article calls the style Neoclassical. The materials listed are Portland stone, granite, copper, cast iron, timber, steel, stucco and sandstone. It gives no dimensions.
The 1st Battalion made its headquarters here in the 1916 Easter Rising. In 1922 IRA forces occupied it, and a National Army attack destroyed the west wing and the Public Record Office archives. It reopened in 1932 with much of the interior unrestored. It is the seat of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and Dublin Circuit Court. The article gives no hours.
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