Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation building

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courthouse government building landmark

The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation building is the monumental headquarters of Mexico’s highest federal court, located in Mexico City and known for its imposing neoclassical architecture and central role in the country’s judicial system.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Palacio de Justicia de la Nación	1
Supreme Court building in Mexico City	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	courthouse ⓘ government building ⓘ landmark ⓘ
architecturalStyle	neoclassical architecture ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Mexico City ⓘ Courthouses in Mexico ⓘ Judicial branch of Mexico ⓘ Neoclassical architecture in Mexico ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
function	headquarters of Mexico’s highest federal court ⓘ judicial administration ⓘ seat of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ
hasFeature	archives ⓘ central courtyard ⓘ ceremonial halls ⓘ judicial chambers ⓘ large columns ⓘ law library ⓘ monumental façade ⓘ offices for justices ⓘ public galleries ⓘ security checkpoints ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage	Edificio de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco ⓘ
languageOfSignage	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City ⓘ Historic Centre of Mexico City ⓘ surface form: Historic Center of Mexico City Mexico City ⓘ
locatedNear	Palacio Nacional ⓘ surface form: National Palace Zócalo ⓘ
locatedOn	Tacuba Street ⓘ surface form: Pino Suárez Street
material	concrete ⓘ stone ⓘ
operatedBy	Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ
ownedBy	Government of Mexico ⓘ
partOf	Judicial Branch of Mexico ⓘ surface form: federal judiciary of Mexico
publicAccess	guided visits in some areas ⓘ restricted ⓘ
roofMaterial	tile ⓘ
significance	central role in Mexico’s judicial system ⓘ
symbolizes	federal judicial authority in Mexico ⓘ rule of law in Mexico ⓘ
usedBy	Judicial Branch of Mexico ⓘ surface form: Judicial Branch of the Federation of Mexico Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation → building → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation building ⓘ

SCJN → headquarters → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palacio de Justicia de la Nación

First Chamber → seat → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation building ⓘ

subject surface form: First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)

this entity surface form: Supreme Court building in Mexico City