Editing Merrion Square (section)

== Legacy ==
[[File:Military Guard Ceremony, Merrion Square 31 August (9635286009).jpg|thumb|left|Soldiers guard the site of the National Memorial to members of the [[Defence Forces (Ireland)|Defence Forces]] who died in the Service of the State]]
All the original 18th century properties in Merrion Square have survived to the present day except for Antrim House which was demolished to make way for the National Maternity Hospital in the 1930s.{{sfn|Bennett|2005|p=168}} Three sides are lined with Georgian redbrick [[townhouse]]s; the West side abuts the grounds of [[Leinster House]] (seat of the [[Oireachtas]]), [[Government Buildings]], the [[Natural History Museum (Ireland)|Natural History Museum]] and the [[National Gallery of Ireland|National Gallery]]. The central railed-off garden is now a public park.

The [[Wellington Monument, Dublin|Wellington Testimonial]] to commemorate the victories of [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]], was originally planned to be located in Merrion Square. However, it was built in the [[Phoenix Park]] after opposition from the square's residents.<ref name="well">{{cite journal | title=The Wellington Testimonial | author=Garnett, P. F. | journal=Dublin Historical Record |date=June–August 1952 | volume=13 | issue=2 | pages=48–61 | jstor=30105448 }}</ref>