Kildare Street
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The former palace of the Duke of Leinster. Since 1922, it has been the seat of both houses of the Irish parliament.
Kildare Street (Sráid Chill Dara in Irish) is a well known street in Dublin, the capital city of Ireland close to the principal shopping area of Grafton Street and Dawson Street, to which it is joined by Molesworth Street. Some Irish government departments have their offices on this street but it is most famous for Leinster House, built by Richard Cassels in 1745, the current seat of the Irish parliament. The Archaeology and History section of the National Museum of Ireland and the National Library of Ireland are located on either side of the Leinster House and were built in 1885.
Trinity College lies at the north end of the street while St. Stephen's Green is at the southern end, with the well-known Shelbourne Hotel on the eastern corner. The Dublin offices of Alliance française are located at 1 Kildare Street.
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