Supreme Court of Canada Building

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The Supreme Court of Canada Building is the historic Art Deco-style courthouse in Ottawa that houses Canada’s highest judicial body.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Art Deco building
courthouse
government building
heritage building
architect Ernest Cormier
architecturalStyle Art Deco
city Ottawa
client Government of Canada
constructionStartDate 1939
coordinates 45.421°N 75.706°W
country Canada
designatedNationalHistoricSiteOfCanada 1976
floorCount multiple above-ground floors and basement levels
function federal courthouse
hasCourtroom Federal Court courtroom
linked to: Federal Court

Federal Court of Appeal courtroom
Supreme Court of Canada main courtroom
hasFeature Great Hall
bronze fixtures
central entrance pavilion
grand staircase
judges’ chambers
law library
main courtroom
marble interior finishes
twin copper-clad pitched roofs
wood paneling
hasStatue Statue of Justice
Statue of Truth
linked to: Statue of Justice
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada
inaugurationDate 1946
locatedIn Ontario
Ottawa
Parliament Hill precinct
linked to: Parliament Hill
maintainedBy Public Services and Procurement Canada
material granite
nearbyLandmark Library of Parliament
Ottawa River
Parliament Buildings
numberOfStoreys 7
occupant Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
openedForUse January 11, 1946
ownedBy Government of Canada
purpose to house the Supreme Court of Canada
roofMaterial copper
sculptorOfExteriorStatues Walter S. Allward

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Supreme Court of Canada headquarters Supreme Court of Canada Building
Parliament of Canada meetsIn Senate of Canada Building
linked to: Supreme Court of Canada Building
Supreme Court of Canada buildingName Supreme Court of Canada Building
subject linked to: SCC
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada hasWorkplace Supreme Court of Canada Building
Supreme Court of Canada Building hasCourtroom Supreme Court of Canada main courtroom
linked to: Supreme Court of Canada Building
Chief Justice of Canada officeLocation Supreme Court of Canada building
linked to: Supreme Court of Canada Building
Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada locatedIn Supreme Court of Canada Building
Great Hall (Supreme Court of Canada Building) partOf Supreme Court of Canada Building
subject linked to: Great Hall
Ernest Cormier notableWork Supreme Court of Canada Building
Ernest Cormier designed Supreme Court of Canada Building