Ierse vlag aan de voet van de neoklassieke koepel van het Custom House, Dublin - Stockfoto

Dublin, Ireland - February 2, 2019: Irish flag flying by the dome of the Custom House, a neoclassical styled public building in the centre of Dublin, on the banks of the River Liffey. Originally constructed in 1791, it was built to the design of James Gandon. Its purpose was to house government excise officers, policing trade arriving and departing from Dublin Port. It was decorated by sculptures by Edward Smyth. The statue on the pediment is of the Roman god Mercury. Mercury is the god of shopkeepers, merchants, the transporters of goods and tricksters. In 1921 it was burnt down by the Irish Republican Army and then rebuilt in 1928, once Ireland secured independence from Britain. Today it houses Ireland's Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.