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Royal Courts of Justice
The Royal Courts of Justice is a large Victorian Gothic Revival court building on the Strand in Westminster that houses the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Designed by George Edmund Street and opened in 1882, it presents a stepped central frontage, towers and a tall flèche, with courts and offices arranged around a north–south Great Hall.
First raised
1882
Its prime
1882
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1882
What Royal Courts of Justice looked like in its prime.
A wide, symmetrical grey-stone Gothic Revival façade facing the Strand, with a central arched entrance leading to the Great Hall, a five-part window on the first floor and a gabled rose window above; a slender flèche rises behind the gable. Flanking lancet-windowed towers and steep slate roofs with pyramidal caps punctuate long side wings. Carved stone statuary and tracery, iron railings at the pavement, and a clock tower with pyramidal roof mark the composition.
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11 places to explore in 1882.
The record describes 11 distinct spots at Royal Courts of Justice — including 4 interiors: great hall (interior, north–south), bust of queen victoria in the great hall, high court courtroom off the great hall and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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