Palace of Justice, Rome

The Palace of Justice ( German: Palace of Justice ) in Rome is located in the Prati neighborhood on the banks of the Tiber, near the Castel Sant'Angelo. The palace was built in 1888-1910. For this gigantic blocks were used by Roman travertine from Tivoli ( sedimentary limestone). The colossal building was intended to unite the various courts (formerly in Palazzo Montecitorio ) in a building. Even today, the Court of Cassation ( Court of Cassation, see Bundesgerichtshof ) is housed there.

The government's goal was to build a monumental palace, which could compete from the past. The winner of the architectural competition was Guglielmo Calderini who had designed an " eclectic " building. The site selected was at the end of a new road and opposite a new Tiber bridge, Ponte Umberto I of today's

However, the location on the river and the marshy banks also had the disadvantage that the construction costs were enormous and it took 22 years to build the building. The Palace of Justice is also known as Palazzaccio. Palazzaccio means "the ugly palace ". Some are of the opinion that designation stir of the determination as a courthouse, while others advocate the theory that the name came from the appearance and visibility of the building.

The square in front of the palace is called Piazza dei Tribunali ( "place of the courts " ) and combines elements of Renaissance and Neoclassicism with baroque statues and other decoration. Behind the Palace of Justice, the Piazza Cavour is a statue of the first Italian Prime Minister Camillo Benso di Cavour.