ESB power plant takes its place as engineering wonder of the world

IT has been compared to the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge.

ESB power plant takes its place as engineering wonder of the world
Tue, 30 Jul, 2002 - 01:00
Colette Keane

Experts have described it as one of the engineering wonders of the world and a structure that has changed the way we live.

And the building in question - no not Dublin Castle or the Central Bank - but the Ardnacrusha hydroelectric power station.

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