Law Courts, Gothenburg: the north-west corner of the hall with curved wall to the courtroom, second-floor gallery over, with large clock face on the left Architect/Designer Asplund, Erik Gunnar (1885-1940) Artist/Photographer Charles, Martin (1940-2012) Country Sweden City Gothenburg Subject Date 1937 Image Date 1987 View Interior Style Modern Movement Medium Negative Library Reference MC E 040687 Orientation Portrait Colour Info Black and white Credit Martin Charles / RIBA Collections Subject Furniture ; Public buildings ; Clocks ; Law courts
NOTES: The original law courts were built in 1672 by Nicodemus Tessin, but were rebuilt after a fire in 1732. In 1814-1817 an upper storey was added and the facade reworked by C. W. Carlberg. Later in the 19th century wings were added to the north and west, creating a central courtyard and the adjacent Commandant's House was taken over in1880 for use as offices. Asplund won a competition to redesign the courts in 1913, which was finally completed in 1937.
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