Cork County Hall, Administrative high-rise building in Cork, Ireland
Cork County Hall is a modern high-rise in Cork, Ireland, rising on Carrigrohane Road to about 67 meters (220 feet) in height. The building houses government offices, a council chamber, and multiple basement parking levels.
The building was completed in 1968 and was initially one of Ireland's highest structures. It held this distinction until taller buildings were constructed in Cork in the early 2000s.
Oisín Kelly's bronze sculpture Two Working Men stands outside the complex, a gift marking the building's official opening in April 1968. The figures of two labourers tie the county's administrative headquarters to the working people it serves. The Irish name of the building is Halla an Chontae.
Cork County Hall is an administrative office block, not a tourist site, so there is no visitor programme or public parking for sightseers. The Oisín Kelly statue "Two Working Men" stands outside the complex and can be seen from Carrigrohane Road at any time. The building is a protected structure.
The 2002–2006 redevelopment cost €50 million and replaced the eroded concrete facade with louvered glass cladding, adding a storey to the tower and a six-storey side extension. Architect Patrick McSweeney had protested the redevelopment of his own 1968 design.
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