Royal Courts of Justice

The Royal Courts of Justice, commonly called the Law Courts, is a court building in which houses the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
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  • Type: Courthouse
  • Description: court building in London, England, UK
  • Also known as: Law Courts

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and St Clement Danes.

The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Church
is an Anglican church in the , London. It is now situated near the 19th-century Royal Courts of Justice on the in Aldwych.

Arts center
The is a theatre in , . The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. is situated 2,100 feet west of Royal Courts of Justice.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Temple and St Clement Danes.

Quarter
The is an area or precinct of the surrounding . It is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law, from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Neighborhood
was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of , England; an ecclesiastical version remains. The parish was split between the Liberty of Westminster and the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster.

is a district in central that is in many ways a buffer zone between London's West End and the City of London financial district.

Royal Courts of Justice

Latitude
51.51368° or 51° 30′ 49″ north
Longitude
-0.11332° or 0° 6′ 48″ west
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
Open location code
9C3XGV7P+FM
Geo­Names ID
6619879
Wiki­data ID
Q609835
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Royal Courts of Justice” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Royal Courts of Justice
  • Belarusian: Каралеўскі судны двор
  • Chinese: 皇家司法院
  • Czech: Královský soudní dvůr
  • Danish: Royal Courts of Justice
  • Dutch: Royal Courts of Justice
  • Finnish: Royal Courts of Justice
  • French: Cour royale de justice
  • German: Law Courts
  • German: RCJ
  • German: Royal Courts of Justice
  • Hebrew: בתי המשפט המלכותיים
  • Italian: Royal Courts of Justice
  • Japanese: 王立裁判所
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Royal Courts of Justice
  • Norwegian: Royal Courts of Justice
  • Romanian: Royal Courts of Justice
  • Russian: Королевский судный двор
  • Serbo-Croatian: Royal Courts of Justice
  • Slovenian: Kraljevo sodišče, London
  • Spanish: Reales Tribunales de Justicia
  • Turkish: Kraliyet Adalet Mahkemeleri
  • Welsh: Llysoedd Cyfiawnder Brenhinol
  • Welsh: Y Llysoedd Cyfiawnder Brenhinol

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