Former Supreme Court Building
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The Former Supreme Court Building is a historic neoclassical courthouse in Singapore’s Civic District that once housed the nation’s highest judicial body and now forms part of the National Gallery Singapore.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Former Supreme Court Building canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ landmark in Singapore ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
City Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Parliament House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Frank Dorrington Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| city | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| client | Public Works Department of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
central rotunda
ⓘ
former courtrooms ⓘ former judges’ chambers ⓘ prisoner holding cells ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| currentUse |
art museum space
ⓘ
exhibition galleries ⓘ |
| faces | St Andrew’s Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
Supreme Court of Singapore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
highest judicial body of Singapore ⓘ |
| functionEnd | 2005 ⓘ |
| functionStart | 1940 ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Heritage Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColonnade | true ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasFrieze | bas-relief of historical lawgivers ⓘ |
| hasPortico | true ⓘ |
| hasSculpture | Justice and Law allegorical figures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
conserved building
ⓘ
national monument of Singapore ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Civic District NERFINISHED ⓘ Downtown Core NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
granite
ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| near |
Asian Civilisations Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Singapore River NERFINISHED ⓘ The Padang NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 4 ⓘ |
| openedAsPartOfNationalGallery | 2015 ⓘ |
| operator | National Gallery Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Padang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Civic District heritage cluster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Gallery Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofFeature | copper-clad dome ⓘ |
| significance |
key component of National Gallery Singapore’s architecture
ⓘ
symbol of Singapore’s judicial history ⓘ |
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