Justizpalast (Munich)

The palatial (old) Palace of Justice was constructed in 1890–97 by the architect Friedrich von Thiersch in Neo-Baroque style at the west side of the Karlsplatz (Stachus).

The center of the building, which was designed around two courtyards, is the central hall measuring 19 m x 29 m. The four façades of the free-standing building are of varying proportions, but they have similarities with the granite base as a substructure and the colossal arrangement of pilasters or columns on the central structure and the corners.

On the northern façade, the east and west wings are projected as a corner avant-corps and the central section.

The east facade is strongly marked by the central avant-corps with a convex front and obelisks at all four corner points.

The Justizpalast houses the Bavarian Department of Justice and the District Court I of Munich.