The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Supreme Court Tour

Tour Introduction

Exterior

Great Hall

Courtroom

Conference Rooms and Library

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Chambers

Justice Stephen G. Breyer's Chambers

Justice John Paul Stevens' Chambers

Justice Anthony Kennedy's Chambers

Lower Great Hall

Physical Location

Map

Great Hall

The Great Hall - middle east location

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Attribution: The Oyez Project

Cass Gilbert, the building architect, did not plan for an decoration in the Great Hall. The installation of the busts was the idea of Chief Justice Warren Burger in the 1970s. He wanted to overcome the hall's austerity.