Why is the roof of the main building at Trinity College Dublin patched over?

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<p>Check out this photo:</p>

<p>[Trinity</a> College (Dublin) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/infomatique/6849056516/]Trinity”>Trinity College (Dublin) | Trinity College, Dublin, formally… | Flickr)</p>

<p>I’m told that the lighter-colored tiles on the roof of the far-left section were installed to cover over some form of student mayhem. Does anyone know the story?</p>

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<p>I was at TCD in the early 1970s, but I plead innocent with regard to any mischief causing damage to the roof. I haven’t heard of any incidents like the one alluded to, but there has been a lot of repair work in recent years, some necessitated by fires and others by the age of the buildings.</p>

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<p>Irishdr - What’s the name of the building in the photo?</p>

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<p>The building is Regent House, and the passageway in the middle leads to the front gate of TCD. The view is from Parliament Square, looking back towards the main entrance.</p>

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<p>It’s a bit odd - whatever the reason for the patching you would have thought that they could have got a better colour match.</p>