The magnificent Supreme Court Building was built in the best traditions of the neo-Gothic style, the most famous example of which is considered to be Westminster Palace in London. Apparently, it was from the architecture of his homeland that Colonel J. A. Fuller drew inspiration when he designed the Supreme Court building in colonial Bombay. Construction of the building began in 1840, but the court did not begin its work until 1862.
Despite the fact that in 1995 Bombay was renamed Mumbai, abandoning the name that the British had given the city, the High Court and many other institutions did not change their names. The official name remains the same - the Bombay High Court building. In the courtrooms, 75 judges preside simultaneously. The Bombay High Court is known for the fact that many judges who began working here later made it to the Supreme Court of India and held high government posts.
The palace of justice looks like a medieval European castle that has somehow ended up surrounded by palm trees and the tropics. The tall, austere walls beneath the red tiled roof are adorned with whimsical little towers and high triangular gables - wimpergs.
On the facade of the building, among the solemn goddesses of justice and mercy, an attentive visitor will find a one-eyed monkey playing with the traditional scales of justice. Is this a joke by the Indian sculptor who decorated the facade of the High Court, or part of the architect's original idea - who knows?
