Powerscourt Townhouse Centre

Like the vibe in here. Lovely shops around and when the sun is shining you can feel the heat through the glass.
Ate in the pyg restaurant which is on the ground floor. Had a lovely steak sandwich and the coffee was quite good and had a nice flavour.
Definitely a nice place to chill. Lots of bridal shops and jewellery place to have a look at

Such a brilliant and beautiful building, such different types of food as well you can get in there

Cute shopping centre tucked away… Almost like a hidden gem! I absolutely love this place, it’s got air and grace about it, packed with boutiques (mostly high end) as well as a few bridal shops, eateries and well let’s give a mention to the florist that takes pride and place just inside the South William Street entrance.
This place will always turn on a great seasonal display, as we can see this Christmas :-)
My fave shop is up on 3^rd floor, the Loft!

A wonderful little reteat with some quirky little shops and some nice places to eat. The building itself is fascinating as is the history behind it. I never feel like I am in the city center of Dublin when here.
The adjoining car park is probably my preferred place to park also.

Being a Corkman, I do long for when I would venture up to the city for some spirited xmas shopping (on xmas eve, of course! Why make things easy for yourself!), grabbing a coffee in the English Market and taking in the atmosphere outside the Opera House and on the Grand Parade. Happy days.
The capital does have its charms though. Yeah the live music on Henry st. has it’s charms, probably! And yeah, a walk under the lights of Grafton St. on a December weekend is kind of all right, I guess… Actually, one thing that really does give the English Market a run for its money for me would be the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre. Probably seems childish, but entering an old fashioned mall with a high roof and a big shiny Christmas tree and loads of glass windows and fancy antique shops where everything just sparkles and glitters… it does evoke memories of when I was in short trousers being dragged to the Blarney Woolen Mills to see Santa, and running around the mall playing hide and seek with random kids. If i were a kid growing up here, I’d be begging them to take me to Powerscourt just to take in the sparkliness and run up and down the stairs like an idiot!
From an adults perspective, It’s one of the places where it’s décor for xmas doesn’t feel overly corporate, but feels genuinely charming. Of course, their aim is to get you to buy stuff, but in the case of Powerscourt, I’m happy to part with my money.
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Wonderful spot at christmas time, the place is covered with lights and has trendy stores, a cool salon and amazing cafes. I go there for a coffee break or gelato and enjoy myself there.
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Bit of a hidden gem! From the outside, it doesn’t look like much, but venture inside, and you find a maze-​like string of halls with stores along them. Low ceilings, and not necessarily terribly well-​lit, it has an feel that reminds me a bit of a middle-​eastern souk or maybe even what Diagon Alley in Harry Potter must feel like.
Continue on, and the centre opens up in my favourite part of this place, the food court. Placed in the old townhouse courtyard, now covered with a glass roof, it has restaurants on the ground floor and along the balconies of the first and second stories. Really, really nice place, light and airy.

Gorgeous little gem, tucked away in the city center! Beautiful from the outside and you’d never guess it’d be even more gorgeous on the inside. An enclosed little courtyard with beautiful brick facades that couldn’t be more charming if it tried! A lovely little paradise to escape to, great to just window shop, enjoy a drink; love the indoor/​outdoor feel, it’s equally cozy on a sunny or rainy day.
I love to stop by just to browse, but in terms of shopping I really only come here for the yarn at This Is Knit. My second fav. shop is Article, full of gorgeous contemporary designer home décor and cute gifts with a Scandinavian feel. Generally the shops are definitely on the higher end in price range, but you can find pretty much anything here, jewelry, clothes, flowers. It’s always busy but that doesn’t ruin the atmosphere.
There’s really nothing to compare it to, it’s such a unique space that I just never get tired of. This is a place I’d take anyone visiting Dublin, it has such a great atmosphere that you just can’t beat. I can’t wait to see this place during the holidays!

Nicht weit entfernt von der sehr lebendigen und quirligen Dubliner
Shoppingmeile, der mondänen Grafton Street, findet man eines
der Juwele der georgianischen Architektur in Dublin. Zusammen
mit Leinster House, dem ehemaligen Sitz der Grafen von Kildare
und späteren Herzöge von Leinster, gehört es für mich zu den
schönsten georgianischen Gebäuden in Dublin.
Während Leinster House heute als Sitz des Oireachtas Eireann,
des irischen Parlamentes dient, wurde das Powerscourt
Townhouse in ein Shopping Center umgewandelt.
Bis zum Act of Union, mit dem das irische Parlament in
Dublin aufgehoben und in das Parlament in London
übergeleitet wurde, brauchten die angloirischen Adeligen
für die Zeit der Sitzungsperioden elegante und repräsentative
Stadthäuser in Dublin.
Und damit haben wir auch schon den Grund, warum sich
Richard Wingfield, der dritte Viscount of Powerscourt, dieses
Haus bauen ließ.
Drei Jahre dauerte es bis dieses Haus fertiggestellt war.
Und weil der Viscount und seine Frau Amelia keine
Ausgaben für eine standesgemäße Unterkunft sparten,
kosteten Bau und Ausstattung die für damalige Verhältnisse
riesige Summe von 80.000 Pfund.
Teile des Gebäudes sind im Stil des Rokoko gebaut,
andere Teile im Stil des Neoklassizismus. Es ist ein
Paradebeispiel für die Zeit des Überganges vom Rokoko
zum Neoklassizismus.
Heute ist das Poewerscourt ein Einkaufszentrum. Aber
eines vo den schönen und Gelungenen. Die althergebrachte
Baustruktur wurde konsequent beibehalten. Das sehr schöné
Treppenhaus mit der Stuckdecke und dem Kronleuchter, das
unverkleidete Mauerwerk, mit den grauen Steinen, die großen
Sprossenfenster, einfach nur schön.
Im Gebäude selbst gibt es keine Filialen großer Ketten. Dafür
eine Unmenge an kleinen Boutiquen, Galerien, Antiquitäten,
Ein Zentrum der Kreativität. Dazu Cafes und Restaurants,
selbst im überdachten Innenhof.
Aber so schön es hier ist, so teuer ist es auch. Die Preise
liegen durchweg über dem Dubliner Durchschnitt. Und in
den Boutiquenn sind sie teilweise «gesalzen».
Aber auch das gefällt mir hier. Trotzdem kein Schickimicki,
keine Möchtegernmanager und Hobbymodels. Eine sehr
gut gelungene Symbiose zwischen alt und neu, zwischen
Tradition und Moderne. Und nicht zuletzt atmen die alten
Mauern immer noch den Geist der «Irishness».

There is it one shop I like there. All Saints store is kirsch there. The only inside looks cool as it has glasses that make the room lighted with natural light. I didn’t try their café. What I can say about it is that it was crowded so it should be a good place where you can eat too. The other shops where closed apart from a jewellery store and few more (women clothes).

I love this place! It’s so beautiful that I can’t even explain it! Well there is always the way that I use to describe it to my friends, ‘Dublin’s version of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II’! :)
It’s so magnificent and quirky! Plenty of cafés, restaurants, shops and even a garden at the entrance with such a good aroma that just makes me want to buy all their flowers! When it comes to shopping it can be a bit pricey but the shop ‘Article’ is a must! Everything in there is a must-​have.
I love the buzz in summer with people sitting in the outside stairs while watching the world go by! But in winter is just as nice as it has a really nice Christmas decoration! This beautiful building is fabulous and a perfect place to go for coffee, a meal or even to listen the pianist playing piano!

Originally an 18^th-​century Georgian mansion for the Earl of Powerscourt. It became a run down dump. In the 1980’s It was restored to it’s beautiful elegance. The glass ceiling lets in quite a bit of light. The cafés are a lovely place to eat and relax.
The antique and jewelry stores are quite exquisite. No shortage of lovely shopping. Please stop in and join me in leave a few euros behind.

Absolutely love this «shopping centre» even if I can’t afford anything in here.
It is quaint and magically, the shops are not your average high street style which is what makes this a must. The shops include higher end fashion, Dublin’s oldest Dolls Hospital and Museum, in a fantastic location, that would make any girl (whatever their age) want a Dolls house. There is a small theatre (for Irish Dancing with a small museum) but this has some other shows such as a puppet show every christmas… a definite must see.
You will need a good sense of direction when in here… as you leave one shop you must pass through another… can be confusing but don’t let that put you off.

The style that walks through this place is probably the best in Dublin.
Powerscourt is an odd place to me. You feel like you’re in a fancy Georgian house (which you are)…but you’re actually in a shopping centre…
But you’re not going to find any Tesco or Lidl here! Or a grocery shop at all. Much like the Westbury Mall, Powerscourt is home to one-​off boutiques and up-​scale cafés. Pygmalion café and the attached club are found on the ground floor surrounded by beauticians and clothes shops, while the next floor up is home to some quirky cafés and jewellery shops. There’s a florist in the entrance hall and a knitting shop somewhere… I think…
This is probably you’re top ‘people-​watching’ spot in this area. The crowds filter in from South William Street on their way to Grafton Street and the ladies who lunch here are who the Avoca mammies wish they were! Of course you get the odd hobo-​looking type (meekly raises my hand there…) but Powerscourt is lovely place to spend an afternoon over a coffee.
And if you’re really lucky, the pianist will be playing!

Great little shopping area. One of a kind boutiques, chain stores, and department stores as well as people selling things from carts on the street. There’s something for everyone here.
We walked around for quite a bit, stopped into a few of the shops and enjoyed the live entertainment on the streets. Small groups gathered around a band of 20 something year old guys playing modern Irish music, some young boys dancing and kicking around a soccer ball to music, and an older gentleman playing the violin. There was something new on every corner.
I would definitely recommend this shopping centre!

There’s something about this place. Grandeur. Opulence. Vibrance. Irishness.
I can’t think of anywhere in Dublin in which these four descriptives are married so well together (Yes, ‘Irishness’ is a word!!)
A distinctive example of Dublin’s Georgian architecture, the once privately owned 18^th century mansion has been converted in the most exquisite way into a paradise for browsers, people watchers, eaters, drinkers, and yep, shoppers. With 42 ways to spend your time here, from boutiques to cafes, there can be no doubt that the architecture of Powerscourt is the essence of the atmosphere that hits you when you step inside this beautiful building. The second thing to hit you is likely to be the aroma of coffee coming from Pygmalion Café on the ground floor. What a delicious place to kick back and people watch.
Under the same roof, there is also Lost Society Lounge (lots of cracking Irish DJs and musicians in here most nights of the week), Pygmalion Bar (famed for it’s Sunday sessions), The Pepper Pot (delicious organic fare), and Terrazzo Italia (if you’re looking for something more posh to satisfy those delectable taste buds)
Shopping-​wise, this place is generally more on the mid to high price range, depending on what you’re after. With anything from Bonsai trees, to Bridal dresses, antiques and jewellery to handmade beauty supplies and salons, heck there’s even a doll’s hospital and museum to keep the young ‘uns shtum!
The Centre also run guided tours for those who really want to soak up the history of the 350-​odd year old mansion. The ‘Grand Tour’ takes place on Thursdays and Saturdays at 2pm and 4pm for € 8 a pop.
All in all, Powerscourt Shopping Centre is a place to be proud of, to bring visitors to, to wander around on your tod breathing in the magnificence. And of course, somewhere to spend your hard-​earned dough supporting Irish owned businesses.

All year round this place has a decidedly Christmassy feel… at Christmas it feels even more so and there is no where quite like it to get you in the festive spirit!
Full of expensive shops and restaurants but even if your pocket cant stretch to a purchase then a wander through is an exceptionally pleasant experience.

It’s becoming more of a hub of unique Irish owned businesses, and is known as the heart of Dublin’s Creative Quarter.
I still like it most places are a little over priced but Pygmalion, Pyg Restaurant, the pepper pot and lost Society are all places I usually attend.
I love the old style to it, and the unusual Georgian bikes that are usually lock outside it.

Ein Besuch im Powerscourt Townhouse Centre ist ein fantastisches kleines Einkaufserlebnis.
Ein ehemals herrschaftliches Wohnhaus mit einem großen Innenhof wurde zu einer Einkaufsgallerie auf 3 Etagen. Man findet Wohnaccessoires, Blumen, Mode, teueren Schmuck und schöné Restaurants.
Das Ganze ist toll dekoriert und es macht einfach Spaß einen Kaffee zu trinken, einzukaufen oder auch nur zu schauen

I love to wander around Powerscourt on a Saturday and pretend I have a kick-​ass job. You would kinda need a kick-​ass job to afford to buy anything here, but it doesn’t stop me from giving this place four stars.
The antiques stores are great. Honestly, I always see hordes of people standing near the shop fronts picking out their «future» wedding rings, or older people discussing a pendant their great aunt used to have, that was just like that one! I truly enjoy just wandering in and out of these stores, and the shop owners don’t seem to mind. I genuinely get happy feeling in my gut when I think of this place, and if you enjoy stores with a bit of personality Powerscourt is the place to go. You might not come out with laden down bags, or even any bags, but you’ll find you’re less tired and flustered than if you went to bigger malls in town. Great for tourists too if you want to get something special for a loved one.

Its nice in here for a wander around, but I don’t think of going into the Powerscourt Townhouse much for some reason.
Maybe I subconsciously assume the stuff sold in most of the shops would be out of my price range, but that’s not true.
The Loft Market has some really lovely and very affordable clothes, jewelry and accessories. Its a brilliant place to buy presents.
And a wander down the antique jewelry section I found some very affordable pieces amongst the Cartier.
As for the building itself, its fabulous and its great to see it being used so effectively.

A beautiful modern shopping centre is hiding in this stunning eighteenth century town house with magnificent walls and ceilings and fittings! The new shopping centre and the old town house blend beautifully together to create a really delightful shopping experience.
Have lunch in one of the four restaurants and listen to the pianist play classical music. Browse the upstairs gallery and purchase some wonderful Irish art or just shop till you drop in one of over forty shops.
The brow bar is a fab brow specialist beauty salon here.