ThePalacio de los Tribunales de Justicia de Santiago (English:Courts of Justice Palace of Santiago) is thebuilding housing theSupreme Court of Chile, the Court of Appeals of Santiago, and theCourt-martial Court of theChilean Army,Chilean Air Force andCarabineros de Chile. It occupies a full block-front of Compañía Street between Bandera and Morandé Streets. The building diagonally faces the Palacio de la Real Aduana, which houses theMuseo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, and Montt Varas Square sits in front.
The building, which is opposite theEx Congreso Nacional, was built in two phases between 1905 and 1930 in theneoclassical style.[1] The earlier, the western portion of the building, was completed in 1911.[1] The main entrance to the building is framed by a two-tieredportico that is supported by one-story-highDoric columns on the lower level and two-story-highIonic columns on the upper level. The portico is crowned by a triangularpediment containing the figure of acondor standing on an open book with the word LEX (Latin for law) sculpted over it.
The building has a three-storyarcade, which is parallel to the main facade and features a glass skylight. Ornamental details includecaryatids holding bronze swords made by the sculptor Coll y Pi and astained glass window made inMunich,Germany byFranz Mayer & Co.[1]
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