The Palace of Justice (Italian: Palazzo di Giustizia), colloquially nicknamed il Palazzaccio ('the Awful Palace'), is the seat of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Judicial Public Library of Italy.

Palazzo di Giustizia is the seat of the Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy, located in Piazza Cavour, in Rome. The palace is commonly called the Palazzaccio (Bad Palace), due to its unusual dimensions, excessive decorations and laborious construction, which led, at the beginning of the 20th century, to the suspicion of corruption.

The huge bronze quadriga, which crowns the main facade of the palazzo, is the work of the Sicilian sculptor Ettore Ximenes (1855-1926). The main entrance is surmounted by a statue of Justice flanked by statues of Law and Power , the work of Enrico Quattrini (1864-1950).

The elaborately decorated facade has three orders of windows with balconies and loggias, and a portal framed by a triumphal arch. The imposing palace was built as a symbol of statehood after Rome was declared the capital of the newly unified nation.

Home to the Supreme Court of Justice and the Council of the Lawyers' Association of Rome, the Palace of Justice is also known as the Palazzaccio, the nickname Romans gave it, for its size. Built between 1889 and 1911 by architect Guglielmo Calderini , it was one of the monumental works carried out after Rome's proclamation as the Kingdom of ...

Jan 2, 2017 · After walking through the Opera Museum (Museo dell’Opera) in the Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale), we entered the courtyard of the building. The Doge’s Palace is located off Piazza San Marco in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Venice, Italy.

Feb 6, 2010 · The Palace of Justice, Rome, is the seat of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Judicial Public Library. It fronts onto the Piazza dei Tribunali, the Via Triboniano, the Piazza Cavour, and the Via Ulpiano. The huge building is popularly called in …

The Palace of Justice (Italian: Palazzo di Giustizia), colloquially nicknamed il Palazzaccio ('the Awful Palace'), is the seat of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Judicial Public Library of Italy.

The court facade is sumptuous and elegant whereas this facade conveys strength through the rusticated lower register, using sharp-edged diamond patterns, and close networks of verticals and horizontals in the upper registers.

Palazzo della Ragione is what the courts were called in the cities administered by the Republic of Venice. Even in Verona, which remained under Venetian rule for almost four centuries, there is one, in the heart of the historic center, with a facade on Piazza delle Erbe and one on Piazza dei Signori , two of the squares that more than any other ...