Palais de Justice, Strasbourg

The Palais de Justice was built between 1894 and 1898 by the Danish architect Skjold Neckelmann, after the death of his partner August Hartel.

[2] It stands next to the Catholic church Église Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune catholique, which had been designed by Hartel and Neckelmann in the Romanesque Revival style.

[3] The Palais, designed in Greek Revival style, features a large portico with Ionic columns, surmounted by a triangular pediment that is decorated with the allegories of Justice (under the figure of the goddess Athena) and Fortitude or Courage, with two sphinxes.

[4] The work, which extended the existing building, was assigned to the Spanish architect Jordi Garcés, and was completed in 2016, at a cost of 63.2 million euros.

[5] However, the renovation plans of Garcés were contested in the courts by the Association des Vieux amis de Strasbourg, on the grounds that they involved the destruction of three courtrooms that are designated as monuments historiques.

[7] On 2 July 1992, the facades, the inner courtyard (Salle des pas perdus) and the courtrooms were classified as a monument historique.