High Court building, Canberra

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The High Court building in Canberra is the principal judicial complex of Australia’s highest court, serving as the central venue for major constitutional and appellate cases.

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High Court building, Canberra canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courthouse
government building
adjacentTo National Gallery of Australia NERFINISHED
National Portrait Gallery of Australia NERFINISHED
architect Christopher Kringas NERFINISHED
Colin Madigan NERFINISHED
architecturalFirm Edwards Madigan Torzillo Briggs NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Brutalist architecture NERFINISHED
category High Court of Australia NERFINISHED
city Canberra NERFINISHED
client High Court of Australia NERFINISHED
completionDate 1980
constructionStartDate 1972
coordinates approximately -35.292° 149.135°
country Australia
function hearing appellate cases
hearing constitutional cases
governingBody High Court of Australia NERFINISHED
hasFeature integrated artworks and tapestries
large public foyer with high glazed walls
multi-level internal spaces
hasPart Courtroom No. 1 NERFINISHED
Courtroom No. 2 NERFINISHED
Courtroom No. 3
Great Hall NERFINISHED
Justices’ chambers
law library
registry
heritageStatus listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List
listed on the National Heritage List
inaugurationDate 1980
jurisdictionServed Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
locatedIn Parliamentary Triangle NERFINISHED
location Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory NERFINISHED
material glass
reinforced concrete
steel
near Parliament House, Canberra NERFINISHED
numberOfCourtrooms 3
officialName High Court of Australia Building NERFINISHED
openedBy Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
overlooks Lake Burley Griffin NERFINISHED
owner Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
publicAccess open to the public for hearings
servesAs principal seat of the High Court of Australia
significance key component of Canberra’s Parliamentary Triangle
principal judicial complex of Australia’s highest court

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Chief Justice of Australia residenceOrSeat High Court building, Canberra
Full Court of the High Court sitsAt High Court building, Canberra
HCA building High Court building, Canberra
subject surface form: High Court of Australia