The site of the building was historically occupied by the Lusignan Palace, the former residence of the Frankish kings of Cyprus in the Middle Ages.

The British colonial administration considered this building too weak and ruinous and decided to demolish it.

The present-day law courts building was designed in 1899 by Charles Bellamy, the Director of Public Works.

The construction began on 14 June 1900 and was completed in 1904, when the law courts, postal service, land registry office and police moved in.

The entrance gate is a tower that protrudes from the front façade of the building, with semicircular arches on its three sides.