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United States Supreme Court Building: Exterior · West face of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C
1/7 · Exterior · West face of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.CPhoto: UpstateNYer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
United States Supreme Court Building: Exterior · Title: Charged with criminal conspiracy
2/7 · Exterior · Title: Charged with criminal conspiracyPhoto: Harris & Ewing, photographer · Public domain · source
United States Supreme Court Building: Exterior · Title: Charles Evans Hughes addressing group at U.S
3/7 · Exterior · Title: Charles Evans Hughes addressing group at U.SPhoto: Harris & Ewing, photographer · Public domain · source
United States Supreme Court Building: Interior · Title: First exclusive picture in new Supreme Court building
4/7 · Interior · Title: First exclusive picture in new Supreme Court buildingPhoto: Harris & Ewing · Public domain · source
United States Supreme Court Building: Interior
5/7 · InteriorPhoto: Unknown author Unknown author or not provided · Public domain · source
United States Supreme Court Building: Detail
6/7 · DetailPhoto: NPS/Tom Engberg · Public domain · source
United States Supreme Court Building: Model · Title: Model for U.S
7/7 · Model · Title: Model for U.SPhoto: Harris & Ewing, photographer · Public domain · source
Photo 1: Exterior · West face of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.CPhoto 2: Exterior · Title: Charged with criminal conspiracyPhoto 3: Exterior · Title: Charles Evans Hughes addressing group at U.SPhoto 4: Interior · Title: First exclusive picture in new Supreme Court buildingPhoto 5: InteriorPhoto 6: DetailPhoto 7: Model · Title: Model for U.S

Civic · Historic precedent

United States Supreme Court Building

Cass Gilbert · Washington, D.C., US · 1935

Key featuresA white marble Corinthian temple front raised above a broad plaza and stair on an axis to the Capitol.

Architect
Cass Gilbert
Place
Washington, D.C., US
Year
1935
Typology
Civic
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Americas
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