High Court building, Canberra

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The High Court building in Canberra is the principal judicial complex of Australia’s highest court, serving as the central venue for major constitutional and appellate cases.

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High Court building, Canberra canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courthouse
government building
adjacentTo National Gallery of Australia
National Portrait Gallery of Australia
architect Christopher Kringas
Colin Madigan
architecturalFirm Edwards Madigan Torzillo Briggs
architecturalStyle Brutalist architecture
linked to: Brutalism
category High Court of Australia
city Canberra
client High Court of Australia
completionDate 1980
constructionStartDate 1972
coordinates approximately -35.292° 149.135°
country Australia
function hearing appellate cases
hearing constitutional cases
governingBody High Court of Australia
hasFeature integrated artworks and tapestries
large public foyer with high glazed walls
multi-level internal spaces
hasPart Courtroom No. 1
Courtroom No. 2
linked to: Courtroom No. 1

Courtroom No. 3
Great Hall
Justices’ chambers
law library
registry
heritageStatus listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List
listed on the National Heritage List
inaugurationDate 1980
jurisdictionServed Commonwealth of Australia
locatedIn Parliamentary Triangle
location Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
material glass
reinforced concrete
steel
near Parliament House, Canberra
numberOfCourtrooms 3
officialName High Court of Australia Building
openedBy Queen Elizabeth II
linked to: Elizabeth II
overlooks Lake Burley Griffin
owner Commonwealth of Australia
publicAccess open to the public for hearings
servesAs principal seat of the High Court of Australia
significance key component of Canberra’s Parliamentary Triangle
principal judicial complex of Australia’s highest court

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Chief Justice of Australia residenceOrSeat High Court building, Canberra
Full Court of the High Court sitsAt High Court building, Canberra
High Court of Australia building High Court building, Canberra
subject linked to: HCA
High Court of Australia headquarters High Court building, Canberra
subject linked to: High Court