Judiciary Square buildings, Washington, D.C.
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Judiciary Square buildings in Washington, D.C. are a prominent group of Beaux-Arts civic structures that exemplify the grand, classical architectural style of the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts architecture ensemble
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group of buildings → |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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Classical Revival → |
| associatedWith |
District of Columbia government
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federal government of the United States → |
| category |
Beaux-Arts architecture in Washington, D.C.
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Civic architecture in Washington, D.C. → Government buildings in Washington, D.C. → |
| country |
United States
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| hasCharacteristic |
classical detailing
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formal civic character → grand scale → monumental facades → symmetrical composition → |
| hasPart |
District of Columbia Court of Appeals building
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E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse → H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse → Municipal Center buildings → National Building Museum (former Pension Building) → U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces building → U.S. Tax Court building → various D.C. government office buildings → |
| heritageStatus |
contributing resources to local and federal historic districts
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
District of Columbia
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| location |
Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C.
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| notableFor |
coherent Beaux-Arts civic design
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concentration of courthouses → role in Washington’s civic center → |
| partOf |
Judiciary Square neighborhood
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downtown Washington, D.C. civic core → |
| primaryFunction |
administrative functions
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judicial functions → |
| significantPeriod |
early 20th century
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| typicalElement |
axial site planning
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classical columns → formal plazas → pediments → |
| use |
civic buildings
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government buildings → |
Referenced by (3)
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Charles Follen McKim
("Judiciary Square buildings (Washington, D.C.)")
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McKim, Mead & White → |
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Judiciary Square buildings, Washington, D.C.
("Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C.")
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