Palace of Justice, Pretoria

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The Palace of Justice in Pretoria is a historic courthouse best known as the site of the Rivonia Trial, where Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid leaders were prosecuted.

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Palace of Justice, Pretoria canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courthouse ⓘ
government building ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
architecturalStyle Renaissance Revival architecture ⓘ
linked to: Renaissance Revival
associatedWith African National Congress ⓘ
Nelson Mandela ⓘ
anti-apartheid movement ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Pretoria ⓘ
Courthouses in South Africa ⓘ
Historic sites in South Africa ⓘ
coordinates approximately -25.746, 28.188 ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
eraOfConstruction late 19th century ⓘ
hasFeature central entrance portico ⓘ
grand façade facing Church Square ⓘ
ornate interior courtrooms ⓘ
symmetrical design ⓘ
hasFunction court of law ⓘ
seat of the Supreme Court of South Africa (historical) ⓘ
hasJurisdiction South African legal cases ⓘ
hasName Palace of Justice ⓘ
Palace of Justice, Pretoria ⓘ
heritageDesignation provincial heritage site ⓘ
heritageStatus heritage building ⓘ
knownFor Rivonia Trial ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
locatedIn Gauteng ⓘ
Pretoria ⓘ
Republic of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: South Africa
locatedOn Church Square, Pretoria ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
near General Post Office, Church Square ⓘ
Old Capitol Theatre, Pretoria ⓘ
Statue of Paul Kruger on Church Square ⓘ
linked to: Paul Kruger statue
notableEvent Rivonia Trial (1963–1964) ⓘ
linked to: Rivonia Trial
notableFor association with Nelson Mandela’s life ⓘ
role in anti-apartheid history ⓘ
operator Department of Justice of South Africa ⓘ
partOf judicial precinct around Church Square ⓘ
significance symbol of South Africa’s transition to democracy ⓘ
symbol of apartheid-era political trials ⓘ
usedBy South African judiciary ⓘ
usedFor civil cases ⓘ
criminal trials ⓘ
political trials ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church Square, Pretoria → hasLandmarkBuilding → Palace of Justice, Pretoria ⓘ
I Am Prepared to Die → placeOfSpeech → Palace of Justice, Pretoria ⓘ
Palace of Justice, Pretoria → hasName → Palace of Justice, Pretoria ⓘ
Ou Volksraadgebou → near → Palace of Justice, Pretoria ⓘ
Paul Kruger Street, Pretoria → hasNearbyLandmark → Palace of Justice, Pretoria ⓘ