(Photo: State Library of Queensland and John Oxley Library; #80784)
The current Supreme Court building was erected in the 1970s to replace the original. To my mind, it is a rather bland and nondescript construction. I hope that it is functional! My photographs (below) are of the messy entrance to the Law Courts in George St, and the statue of the Greek goddess of justice, Themis, which stands in front of the court building.


And we must still be a fairly lawless lot here in Brisbane, because lack of room is forcing the construction of a new courts complex further west along George St. An artist's impression of the proposed new building can be seen here, on the web-site of the Department of Justice and Attorney-General.
Click here for a Google Map.
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Next: Crossing the creek
Hurray! Another glass box.
ReplyDeleteDo you think one day they'll look back with admiration as this boring blocky stuff? It really lacks imagination.
What an amazing building - what style(s) did the architect suggest it was? How far was it built from Brisbane's Old Government House?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link
Hels
I'm with you, Cara - the modern building is unimaginative, and I don't know that future generations will thank us.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what style the older building was categorised as, Hels. It was situated only one km up George St from Old Government House.