Cardiff Crown Court, Crown Court in Cathays Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Cardiff Crown Court is a Grade I listed courthouse in Cathays Park, Cardiff, with nine traditional courtrooms and one virtual courtroom. It sits on King Edward VII Avenue and features two stone turrets with dome-shaped roofs crowning its classical stone facade.
Construction started in 1901 to designs by Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards, and the building opened in 1906. It was part of the wider development of Cathays Park into Cardiff's main civic area during the early 20th century.
The stone sculptures on the facade represent themes like Science, Education, Commerce, and Industry, carved into the building for all to see. These figures reflect what Cardiff considered important values at the time the building was completed.
The courthouse sits on King Edward VII Avenue in Cathays Park and is easy to reach on foot from the city center. Public hearings can be observed from the public gallery, so it is worth checking in advance which days court is in session.
The two dome-topped turrets show clear influence from German and Austrian Baroque architecture, which was a rare choice for a public building in Wales at that time. This makes the courthouse one of the few examples of that continental style in the country.
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