This Irish embassy in Japan is the state’s most expensive building constructed outside Ireland

by WickerMan111

15 comments

  1. More expensive then the black hole that is the children’s hospital? (Edit: a feck I missed the outside bit, my bad )

  2. It does raise the question, what would the most expensive building be outside the state, if not an embassy or something very like one (as here)?

    I suppose you might expect it to be London or Brussels. Or maybe Washington, but I think a lot of those are leased rather than purpose built.

  3. Beautiful building. I like the design philosophy behind it. And they’re right it is so important to present yourself well to others.

  4. >At a cost of €20.5 million, the building also houses hubs for Enterprise Ireland, the IDA and Bord Bia.

    Better value than you’d get here.

  5. Can we get them to design some buildings here because they clearly know what they’re doing 

  7. That is likely because its probably the only irish building to meet structural and safety standards.

  8. Great. Though I live in Berlin and do wonder how our embassy here is just a tiny apartment on the 3rd floor of an unrelated building. Surely we have much more trade and diplomacy with them than Japan.

  9. Oh I’ve been there. This is the Irish embassy that gave me the Irish visa to move here 🙂

  10. How does one land a job at one of these embassys? Is it a politician nepotism type thing?

  11. Can we get direct flights to Japan it would be great to be able to visit

  12. I’ve had dealings with the staff there, crowd of wasters in my experience.

  13. Worth every penny , IDA is Irelands greatest success story

  14. Was in there in April, they were still putting the doors in while I was getting sorted, very nice gaff

  15. Good I’d like deeper trade and cultural ties with such impressive countries/ cultures

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