Record Tower
Seen from the Garda Memorial Garden, the Garda (Police) Museum is situated in the 13th century Norman 'Record Tower'. This is the last intact tower not only of Dublin Castle but also of medieval Dublin itself and was once a top security jail for state prisoners.
In 1813, the Architect Francis Johnston rebuilt the upper section and added the battlements to match the adjoining Chapel Royal, then under construction. The Viceroy had access from the State Apartments to his gallery in the Chapel Royal through a connecting external Gothic passageway.
Constructed between August, 2009 and February, 2010, the Garda Memorial Garden was designed by OPW staff. In an article in 2010, chief architect, Ana Dolan, described the garden: The materials used in the garden, Dublin granite and Roscommon limestone were selected for their solidity and endurance. The memorial wall to the rear of the garden is a seemingly solid stone structure cut through by a glass shard. This wall represents the fragility of our lives, the illusion that we are invincible and eternal. Two specially commissioned sculptures sit in the garden; one in glass made by Killian Schurmann commemorates the sacrifice of the families left behind and another in stone by Jason Ellis is a tribute to all deceased members of An Garda Síochána.
Record Tower
Seen from the Garda Memorial Garden, the Garda (Police) Museum is situated in the 13th century Norman 'Record Tower'. This is the last intact tower not only of Dublin Castle but also of medieval Dublin itself and was once a top security jail for state prisoners.
In 1813, the Architect Francis Johnston rebuilt the upper section and added the battlements to match the adjoining Chapel Royal, then under construction. The Viceroy had access from the State Apartments to his gallery in the Chapel Royal through a connecting external Gothic passageway.
Constructed between August, 2009 and February, 2010, the Garda Memorial Garden was designed by OPW staff. In an article in 2010, chief architect, Ana Dolan, described the garden: The materials used in the garden, Dublin granite and Roscommon limestone were selected for their solidity and endurance. The memorial wall to the rear of the garden is a seemingly solid stone structure cut through by a glass shard. This wall represents the fragility of our lives, the illusion that we are invincible and eternal. Two specially commissioned sculptures sit in the garden; one in glass made by Killian Schurmann commemorates the sacrifice of the families left behind and another in stone by Jason Ellis is a tribute to all deceased members of An Garda Síochána.