Former Supreme Court, Singapore

The former courthouse was the last structure in the style of classical architecture to be built in the former British colony.

Together with the Former City Hall, the former courthouse has been converted for use as National Gallery Singapore; the complex opened in 2015.

[1] On 1 April 1937, Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas, Governor of the Straits Settlements[2] laid the original foundation stone of the Supreme Court Building.

Buried beneath the stone is a time capsule containing six Singaporean newspapers dated 31 March 1937, and a handful of coins of the Straits Settlements.

[1] The Former Singapore Supreme Court building was designed by Frank Dorrington Ward and built by United Engineers.

Aerial panorama of Singapore's Downtown Core. The Old Supreme Court building is located in the middle of the panorama.
Dome of the old Supreme Court Building at night (2011)
The allegory of justice is visible below the cupola