Palace of Justice
Encyclopedia : P : PA : PAL : Palace of Justice
For the 1985 Palace of justice siege in Bogota, Colombia, see Palace of Justice siege.
Also see Nuremberg Palace of Justice where the World War 2 Nuremberg trials took place.
Palace of Justice houses the Malaysian Court of Appeal and Federal Court, which moved to Putrajaya from the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur in the early 2000s.
History
Architecture
The Palace of Justice's design incorporates influences of Islamic culture like Taj Mahal in India, Moorish culture, like the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur and Western culture, like Palladian. The building was designed by Salomon de Brosse.
Interior
There is a large central atrium around which the various rooms are arranged.
The Library is located on the Ground floor, with the hearing rooms of both the Federal and Appeal Courts located on the first floor. The Registries and offices of the Appeal and Federal Courts are on the second and third floors respectively, with the chambers of the Appeal and Federal Court Judges on the fourth and fifth floor.
See also
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.