Dublin city crest, towers, castle, on a silver lamp post, Eire, Ireland - Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2MCGAN0File size:
44.9 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3350 x 4681 px | 28.4 x 39.6 cm | 11.2 x 15.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
11 September 2019More information:
. This location-specific image from the recorded location in 2019 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. At the centre of the view is Dublin city crest, towers, castle, on a silver lamp post, Eire, Ireland - Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas. The subject also carries associations with visual archive, period detail, everyday life, local history, local character, before-and-after reference, historic townscape, adaptive reuse, documentary photography, heritage landmark, built heritage, regional identity, traditional materials, and public realm. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into adaptive reuse and maintenance, not least because of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. The image fixes period objects and surrounding context within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against closure or conversion. The photograph additionally reflects archival record, architectural character, place identity, community identity, period building, architectural detailing, contemporary social history, and conservation architecture. References to towers, Ireland, Civium, castle, and silver give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of adaptive reuse and the balance between conservation and modern commercial use within the specific setting of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is maintenance and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The scene captures a point of historical comparison for future local research.