Supreme Court Building

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The Supreme Court Building is the neoclassical Washington, D.C. courthouse that serves as the permanent home of the highest judicial body in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courthouse
government building
landmark
architect Cass Gilbert
Cass Gilbert & Partners
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
city Washington, D.C.
completionDate 1935
constructionStartDate 1932
coordinates 38.8906°N 77.0047°W
country United States of America
function seat of the Supreme Court of the United States
governingBody Supreme Court of the United States
hasBasement true
hasCourtroomSeatingCapacityApprox 400
hasDome false
hasFacadeFeature Corinthian columns
grand staircase
hasInscription EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW
hasPublicTours true
hasRoom Great Hall
conference room
courtroom
justices' chambers
law library
hasSculpture Authority of Law
Contemplation of Justice
houses Supreme Court of the United States
inaugurationDate 1935
jurisdictionContext federal judiciary of the United States
locatedIn Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C.
maintainedBy Architect of the Capitol
materialUsed Alabama marble
Georgia marble
Vermont marble
marble
nearbyBuilding Library of Congress
United States Capitol
United States Capitol Visitor Center
numberOfStories 4
officialName Supreme Court Building
openedForUseBySupremeCourt October 1935
owner United States federal government
previousLocationOfCourt United States Capitol
purpose provide a permanent home for the Supreme Court of the United States
streetAddress 1 First Street NE
symbolizes judicial branch of the United States government

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Supreme Court of the United States building Supreme Court Building
Chief Justice of the United States officeLocation Supreme Court Building
Capitol Hill hasLandmark Supreme Court Building
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States officeLocation Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C.
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Equal Justice Under Law inscribedOn United States Supreme Court Building
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Equal Justice Under Law inscribedOn façade of the U.S. Supreme Court Building
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East Front near Supreme Court of the United States building
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Third Petty Bench locatedIn Supreme Court Building
James Earle Fraser notableWork Supreme Court pediment sculptures (Authority of Law and Contemplation of Justice)
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Supreme Court Building officialName Supreme Court Building
Architect of the Capitol responsibleFor United States Supreme Court Building
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Cass Gilbert notableWork United States Supreme Court Building
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Cass Gilbert designed United States Supreme Court Building
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opinion in Texas v. Johnson locationOfOralArgument Supreme Court of the United States Building, Washington, D.C.
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United States Capitol Complex hasPart Supreme Court Building
Murder in the Supreme Court featuresLocation Supreme Court building
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Washington, D.C. hasLandmark United States Supreme Court Building
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Cass Gilbert & Partners notableWork United States Supreme Court Building
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Contemplation of Justice location United States Supreme Court Building
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Authority of Law location United States Supreme Court Building
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Authority of Law commissionedFor United States Supreme Court Building
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Great Hall locatedIn United States Supreme Court Building
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Great Hall connectsTo Supreme Court Courtroom
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Capitol Power Plant supplies Supreme Court building
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Office of the Chief Engineer serves U.S. Supreme Court building facilities (as part of the Capitol complex responsibilities)
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Stanley Reed workLocation Supreme Court Building
subject linked to: Justice Stanley Reed
Supreme Court of the United States meetsIn Supreme Court Building
Stone Court seat Supreme Court Building
Robert Ingersoll Aitken notableWork West pediment sculptures of the United States Supreme Court Building
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Robert Ingersoll Aitken hasWorkInCollection United States Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C.
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October Term 2011 seatOfCourt Supreme Court Building
Adolph A. Weinman notableWork Sculptural decoration of the U.S. Supreme Court Building (pediment figures)
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