Bruxelles Bar, Dublin, Ireland Acrylic Print

acrylic prints architecture acrylic prints dublin acrylic prints ireland acrylic prints bruxelles acrylic prints bar acrylic prints pub acrylic prints history acrylic prints travel acrylic prints europe acrylic prints interior acrylic prints restaurant acrylic prints buildings acrylic prints

photographs architecture photos dublin photos ireland photos bruxelles photos bar photos pub photos history photos travel photos europe photos interior photos restaurant photos buildings photos

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

In the late 19th Century there was a revival of interest in those matters spiritual and supernatural. People of the 1880’s and 90’s rediscovered an interest in the forgotten pastime of astrology and this re-emergence of a fascination with astrology and horoscopes might explain the reason that the pub we know today as Bruxelles was originally known as the Zodiac Lounge when it opened its doors for business way back in 1886. The signs of the Zodiac that influenced the pub’s name are still clearly visible in Bruxelles to this day. Just look behind the main bar and you can still see the beautiful tiled mosaics of figures representing each of the star signs, these tiles are almost 130 years old and offer a connection back to the Victorian world of the Zodiac lounge. In the early 1970’s the bar came into the ownership of the Egan family who continue to run the pub to this day. The purchase of the pub happened to coincide with Ireland’s entry into the EU (or the EEC as it was then) and in the...

Marisa Geraghty Photography