Former Supreme Court Building
| Court of Final Appeal Building | |
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| 終審法院大樓 | |
Viewed from across Chater Road.
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| Former names | Supreme Court Building Legislative Council Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Court building |
| Architectural style | Neo-classical |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Address | 8 Jackson Road, Central |
| Coordinates | 22°16′52″N 114°09′36″E / 22.280996°N 114.160116°E |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Opened | 2015 (current use) |
| Renovated | 2013-2015 |
| Owner | Judiciary of Hong Kong |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 70 m × 38 m (230 ft × 125 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Sir Aston Webb Ingress Bell |
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| Traditional Chinese | 終審法院大樓 | ||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 舊最高法院大樓 | ||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Jūng sám faat yuhn daaih làuh |
| Jyutping | Zung1 sam2 faat3 jyun6 daai6 lau4 |
| Transcriptions | |
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Gauh jeui gōu faat yuhn daaih làuh |
| Jyutping | Gau6 zeoi3 gou1 faat3 jyun6 daai6 lau4 |
On the south side [of Statue Square] stands the New Law Courts. It was designed in England, and the only feature of note is the inartistic roof. Like all buildings erected by the Government, the edifice has been in course of construction nearly 15 years, and is still not completed. All the granite used in the construction of this massive block of buildings is the product of the Island and the mainland.
The Court of Final Appeal Building (Chinese: 終審法院大樓), also known as the Old Supreme Court Building (舊最高法院大樓), is the home of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong. It housed the former Supreme Court from 1912 to 1983 and the Legislative Council from 1985 to 2011. It is located at 8 Jackson Road, in Central, along the eastern side of Statue Square, directly west of Chater Garden. As the Old Supreme Court, its exterior is one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong.
The building was designed by Sir Aston Webb and Ingress Bell, the British architects responsible for the eastern façade of Buckingham Palace and the Cromwell Road frontage of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Construction of the Building started in 1900 and it was opened on 15 January 1912 by the Governor Sir Frederick Lugard. The two-storey granite building is neo-classical in style supported by Ionic columns. It is surmounted by a 2.7 m high blind-folded statue of Justice, represented by Themis, the Greek Goddess of Justice and Law. This statue is inspired by the one erected on the Old Bailey of London.
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