Palacio De Los Tribunales De Justicia De Valparaíso
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The Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia de Valparaíso is a
courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...
housing the Court of Appeals for the Valparaíso Region. It is located at the feet of the Cerro Alegre, in the city of Valparaíso, Chile. The Edificio Armada de Chile and the
Plaza Sotomayor The Plaza Sotomayor is a plaza in Valparaíso, Chile. It is named after Rafael Sotomayor. The square is lined by buildings occupying full block-fronts of the streets that flank it. The focus of the square is the monument that honors the Chilean sa ...
are nearby.


History

The present building is built on land formerly occupied by the Augustine friars, until the land was expropriated, at the beginning the Republican period of Chile, to build the first theater in the city. A customs warehouse was built on that site in 1839, which operated until the late 19th century when courts were housed in the building. It was demolished in 1903. The Palacio de Justicia was rebuilt and inaugurated in 1939, under the supervision of architect Augusto Geiger, in a Historicist style with a Greco-Roman
portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...
and Art Deco elements. A statue of Themis stands in front of the building, which was moved several times before arriving at its current location when the building was inaugurated. Unlike other allegorical personifications of Justice, the statue lacks a blindfold on her eyes and has an unbalanced beam balance, which has caused the statue is surrounded by myths and legends.


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