Casino at Marino, (Dublin, Ireland); 1775-Present; NeoClassicism
North Facing Facade The Casino at Marino was one of the first Italian influences that reached Ireland’s architecture so successfully. This could have a great deal with the fact that Sir William Chambers, the architect, was living above Giovanni Battista Piranesi while living in Rome. Chambers did not start off this way, he was born in Sweden and was a merchant before becoming an architect. He was considered an architectural conservative because he used what he knew about Europe and the main concepts from Palladio to create his own designs. Some of his other works include the Somerset House, and the Duddingston House. Although, the Casino at Marino was so successful he never got to see the finished version of the building because he spent most of his time in England. Palladio had some basic elements that created Neoclassicism, which the Casino at Marino shared. The house got its name by Casino meaning “little house” and Marino “by the sea”. Although, it is not a...