The Spotlight Is Now On The Central Bank

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Tuesday 16th. November 2010

Hoping to prevent Ireland's woes from infecting other euro-zone countries such as Spain and Portugal, officials at the European Central Bank and elsewhere in Europe have been urging their Irish counterparts to seek financial aid from the International Monetary Fund and a European Union rescue fund.

The Central Bank Building On Dame Street

It is an unusual building for its time in regard to structure. The floors are all suspended from the twin service cores at 12 support points by the steel trusses visible on the facades. During construction each floor was built at ground level and then hoisted into place with all its service equipment and fittings in place.

Internally the offices are lit by floor to ceiling glazing which helps give the buildings its bold striped appearance.