Supreme Court building, London

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The Supreme Court building in London is a prominent judicial complex that houses the United Kingdom’s highest court and key appellate bodies in the heart of Westminster.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courthouse
government building
listed building
architect James Gibson
Samuel Russell
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival
completionDate 1913
constructionStartDate 1906
coordinates 51.5006°N 0.1283°W
country United Kingdom
faces Palace of Westminster
Westminster Abbey
formerUse Crown Court
Middlesex County Council headquarters
linked to: Middlesex Guildhall
hasArtCollection yes
hasCafé yes
hasCourtroomCount 3
hasExhibitionSpace yes
hasFeature central tower
elaborate stone carvings
stained glass windows
hasFunction seat of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
seat of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
hasJurisdictionOver cases from England and Wales
cases from Northern Ireland
cases from Scotland
hasLibrary yes
hasPublicAccess yes
hasSecurityScreening yes
hasVisitorCentre yes
heritageStatus Grade II* listed building
houses Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
locatedIn City of Westminster
London
linked to: London, England

Parliament Square
maintainedBy Ministry of Justice
material Portland stone
near Houses of Parliament
Westminster Underground station
officialName The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom building
openedAsSupremeCourt 2009
owner United Kingdom government
linked to: UK government
previousOccupant Middlesex Guildhall
renovationForSupremeCourt 2007–2009

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council seating Supreme Court building, London
Westminster, London, England contains Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (Middlesex Guildhall)
linked to: Supreme Court building, London
Supreme Court building, London officialName The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom building
linked to: Supreme Court building, London
Chief Executive of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom workLocation Supreme Court of the United Kingdom building
linked to: Supreme Court building, London
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom workLocation Supreme Court building, Parliament Square, London
linked to: Supreme Court building, London