Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia de Santiago
The Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia de Santiago (English: Courts of Justice Palace of Santiago) is the building housing the Supreme Court of Chile, the Court of Appeals of Santiago, and the Court-martial Court of the Chilean Army, Chilean Air Force and Carabineros de Chile. It occupies a full block-front of Compañía Street between Bandera and Morandé Streets. The building diagonally faces the Palacio de la Real Aduana, which houses the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, and Montt Varas Square sits in front.
The building, which is opposite the
neoclassical style.[1] The earlier, the western portion of the building, was completed in 1911.[1] The main entrance to the building is framed by a two-tiered portico that is supported by one-story-high Doric columns on the lower level and two-story-high Ionic columns on the upper level. The portico is crowned by a triangular pediment containing the figure of a condor
standing on an open book with the word LEX (Latin for law) sculpted over it.
The building has a three-story
Franz Mayer & Co.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia" (in Spanish). National Monuments Council. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
External links
Media related to Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia de Santiago at Wikimedia Commons
