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==Construction and design== [[File:Rotten Row, Trinity College Dublin.jpg|thumb|left|Rotten Row, to the left of the [[Campanile (Trinity College Dublin)|Campanile]] before 1899.]] The Graduates Memorial Building, originally named the ''Graduates' Tercentenary Memorial Building'', was constructed to celebrate three hundred years of [[Trinity College Dublin]]'s existence.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} In May 1897, tenders were invited by [[Trinity College Dublin]], to design a replacement for the residential buildings known as Rotten Row.<ref name=Casey>{{cite book|last=Casey|first=Christine|title=Dublin: The City Within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road, with the Phoenix Park|year=2006|publisher=Yale University Press|location=London, England|isbn=9780300109238|page=400}}</ref> These buildings were almost architecturally indistinguishable from [[The Rubrics]], which stood from circa 1700. Designs were submitted by Robert John Stirling, [[Thomas Newenham Deane]] and [[Sir Thomas Drew]], with Drew's being selected.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} The design of the building is such that it is divided into three houses: House 28, and House 30, as student residences, with House 29 in the centre of the building, being used by the societies.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} In 1899 Rotten Row was demolished<ref name=Casey /> and work began on the new building. Its construction was largely financed by subscriptions from graduates, and was opened on 31 May 1902.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
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