Federal Courthouse

The Federal Courthouse in Lausanne

The Federal Court Building ( [ ˈbʊndɘsɘrɡɘˌçt͡s.ɡeˈbœɪ̯də ] ) is located in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud . It is the headquarters of the Federal Supreme Court and is one of the cultural assets of national importance in the canton of Vaud .

location

The Federal Court building is located in Park Mon-Repos in the Mousquines / Bellevue district .

history

Since the space available at the previous location of the court, in the Palais de Justice , was becoming scarce, the federal government decided to build a new and larger courthouse. Thus in 1913 an architectural competition was announced. This was won by the architects Louis-Ernest Prince and Jean Béguin . Under their guidance, the building was built from 1922 to 1927. The two architects received support from Jacques Béguin , Jean's son, and the federal representative Alphonse Laverrière .

architecture

The building is built in neoclassical style.

Web links

Commons : Federal Supreme Court - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Werner Brüschweiler: Federal Court. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Federal Supreme Court website

Individual evidence

↑ A – Objects VD 2018 . Swiss inventory of cultural assets of national importance. In: babs.admin.ch / kulturgueterschutz.ch. Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP - Department of Cultural Property Protection, January 1, 2018, accessed on December 26, 2017 (PDF; 166 kB, 35 pages, updated annually, the changes for 2018 are marked in blue).

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[1] A – Objects VD 2018 . Swiss inventory of cultural assets of national importance. In: babs.admin.ch / kulturgueterschutz.ch. Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP - Department of Cultural Property Protection, January 1, 2018, accessed on December 26, 2017 (PDF; 166 kB, 35 pages, updated annually, the changes for 2018 are marked in blue).