Palais de Justice

The Palais de Justice is a judicial centre and courthouse in , located on the . It contains the Court of Appeal of Paris, the busiest appellate court in France, and France's highest court for ordinary cases, the Court of Cassation.
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  • Type: Palace
  • Description: courthouse in Paris
  • Also known as: Palais de Justice, Paris

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Île de la Cité and The Conciergerie.

Islet
The is one of the two natural islands on the River in central . It spans 22.5 hectares of land. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of the area governor for the Roman Empire.

Museum
is a former courthouse and prison in , France located on the west of the below the Palais de Justice. It was originally part of the former royal palace, the Palais de la Cité, which also included the .

Church
, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the , in the , France. is situated 470 metres southeast of Palais de Justice.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quartier des Halles and 4th arrondissement.

Suburb
Les Halles was 's central fresh food market. It last operated on 12 January 1973 and was replaced by an underground shopping centre and a park. The unpopular modernist development was demolished yet again in 2010, and replaced by the Westfield Forum des Halles, a modern shopping mall built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy.

The 4th is a good chunk of what used to be medieval Paris, and you'll find a lot left from that time on both islands and in the narrow streets of the lower Marais.

Suburb
The of Paris is a district in on the of the , around the . Located in the city's and the arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.

Palais de Justice

Latitude
48.85573° or 48° 51′ 21″ north
Longitude
2.34508° or 2° 20′ 42″ east
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
8FW4V84W+72
Geo­Names ID
7303247
Wiki­data ID
Q143080
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Palais de Justice” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: قصر العدل
  • Armenian: Փարիզի արդարադատության ամրոց
  • Armenian: Փարիզի արդարադատության պալատ
  • Basque: Parisko Justizia Jauregia
  • Catalan: Palau de Justícia de París
  • Chinese: 巴黎司法宮
  • Chinese: 巴黎司法廳
  • Czech: Justiční palác v Paříži
  • Dutch: Paleis van Justitie
  • Esperanto: Justica Palaco de Parizo
  • Finnish: Palais de Justice de Paris
  • Finnish: Palais de Justice
  • Finnish: Pariisin oikeuspalatsi
  • French: palais de justice de Paris
  • French: Palais de justice de Paris
  • French: Palais de Justice” (historical)
  • German: Justizpalast
  • German: Palais de Justice
  • Hungarian: Igazságügyi palota (Párizs)
  • Hungarian: Igazságügyi palota
  • Hungarian: Palais de Justice (Párizs)
  • Hungarian: Párizsi Igazságügyi palota
  • Indonesian: Palais de Justice, Paris
  • Italian: Palazzo di Giustizia di Parigi
  • Italian: Palazzo di Giustizia
  • Japanese: パレ・ド・ジュスティス
  • Korean: 팔레 드 쥐스티스
  • Macedonian: Палата на правдата
  • Malay: Palais de Justice, Paris
  • Occitan (post 1500): Palatz de Justícia de París
  • Polish: Pałac Sprawiedliwości w Paryżu
  • Polish: Palais de Justice w Paryżu
  • Portuguese: Palácio da Justiça
  • Romanian: Palais de Justice
  • Romanian: Palatul de Justiție din Paris
  • Russian: Дворец правосудия
  • Slovenian: Sodna palača, Pariz
  • Spanish: Palacio de Justicia de Paris
  • Spanish: Palacio de Justicia de París
  • Swedish: Justitiepalatset i Paris
  • Thai: ศาลยุติธรรมปารีส
  • Turkish: Adalet Sarayı (Paris)
  • Turkish: Adalet Sarayı
  • Ukrainian: Палац правосуддя

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