Old Supreme Court Building

Artwork alternative name	Old Supreme Court Building
Type of artwork	Architecture
Province/City	Singapore
State	Singapore
Country	Singapore
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 1.289444 Long : 103.851389

History of production	The old supreme court building is located at Padang or the square in the middle of the city. The area was a hotel before. When the hotel business stopped, the building was demolioshed and the court was built in 1936. It is considered the most elegant building in Padang area. There are 11 courtrooms inside. Now, the building is of high historical value, therefore; the courts were moved out and there is a plan of turning the building into an art museum.
Art	The old supreme court was built in Palladian plan, which is similar to other govermental buildings in Singapore. It is in an E shape plan with a porch at the front and two wings om the sides. In the middle, there is a triangle pediment of Greek-Roman style. It is supported by a number Corinthian columns. At the top, there is a dome with windows and niches at the core. On top of the dome, there is a lantern tower. These architectural characteristics are of classical styles, which are popular among government buildings of British colonies including India, Malaysia and Singapore.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	British Colonization Period
Age	24-25 Centuries BE.

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-02-00
Record creator	Cheda Tingsanchali