Monday, November 29, 2010

Interior, Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa

Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa

I've previously written about the exterior of the Supreme Court of Canada designed by Ernest Cormier and constructed in 1939. I also showed you the Judges' Gallery which is tucked in below these magnificent pair of staircases leading from the Grand Entrance Hall up to the Main Courtroom.

Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa

Natural light comes into the Grand Entrance Hall through a number of these stylish windows but the main feature is undoubtably the staircases.

Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa

Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa

The lights are another feature of the Supreme Court building with this style in the Grand Entrance Hall and the first floor.

Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa

While this amazing construction is in the Main Courtroom.

Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa

And of course there is more deco in the Main Courtroom with the wall lamps and furniture.

Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa

Reference:
Supreme Court of Canada website

Posted by David Thompson
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2 comments:

  1. HelsDecember 4, 2010 at 8:31 PM

    Good on you David for coming back to this building.

    This rather gorgeous building is lucky it was actually completed when it was. I can imagine that in 1939 the nation was going onto a war footing; all luxury architecture was either simplified and finished, or not finished at all.

    It is luxurious, isn't it! But then Canada's Supreme Court was an important structure, institutionally and symbolically, for the entire nation.

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  2. David ThompsonDecember 4, 2010 at 11:02 PM

    I think, as you have indicated, the importance of the Supreme Court symbolically and institutionally would have assisted Cormier with the design and construction of this building. Perhaps we are lucky that it was completed on the eve of war rather than a couple of years later.

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