High Court of Australia
A brutalist-style Supreme Court by the lake. The 24-metre-high glass hall and the courtrooms can be visited free of charge.
The High Court building opened in 1980. Its Public Hall, built of concrete and glass, is soaring and impressive, and the walls bear murals depicting the history of the constitution. On weekdays, you can enter the hall and three courtrooms free of charge. When court is in session, you can quietly sit in and listen, but you must go through security. It is open roughly Monday to Friday, 9:45 to 16:30. It sits between the National Gallery and the National Library, and the water and stairs outside are good angles for photos.
Opening hours
Mon–Fri 09:45–16:30
Nearby sights
- National Gallery of Australia
- National Portrait Gallery
- Questacon
- National Carillon
- National Library of Australia
- Old Parliament House (Museum of Australian Democracy)
- Captain Cook Memorial Jet
- Commonwealth Park & Floriade