In architecture , a cupola ( / ˈ k ( j ) uː p ə l ə / ) is a relatively small, usually dome -like structure on top of a building often crowning a larger roof or dome. Cupolas often serve as a roof lantern to admit light and air or as a lookout.
23-736: The New York State Supreme Court Building , originally known as the New York County Courthouse , is located at 60 Centre Street on Foley Square in the Civic Center neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City . It houses the Civil and Appellate Terms of the New York State Supreme Court for the state's First Judicial District, which is coextensive with Manhattan, as well as the offices of
46-422: A belfry , belvedere , or roof lantern above a main roof. In other cases they may crown a spire , tower , or turret . Barns often have cupolas for ventilation. Cupolas can also appear as small buildings in their own right. The square, dome-like segment of a North American railroad train caboose that contains the second-level or "angel" seats is also called a cupola. The term cupola can also refer to
69-430: A separate street occupying the alignment was called "Collect Street". By 1828, it would be renamed Centre Street, but still end at Pearl from the north. As late as 1836, one map would still show this arrangement, but in another the full alignment would be in place. In colloquial usage, "Centre Street" may refer to the several courts or government offices along the street in the vicinity of Foley Square. 1 Centre Street
92-534: A vault resembling an upside-down cup. The cylindrical drum underneath a larger cupola is called a tholobate . The cupola evolved during the Renaissance from the older oculus . Being weatherproof, the cupola was better suited to the wetter climates of northern Europe. The chhatri , seen in Indian architecture , fits the definition of a cupola when it is used atop a larger structure. Cupolas often serve as
115-880: Is now residential. Additionally, the Museum of Chinese in America is located at 215 Centre Street, in Chinatown. The uptown M1 runs on Centre Street between Grand Street and Cleveland Place. The westbound M22 runs from Reade to Chambers Streets. The BMT Nassau Street Line runs under Centre Street south of Kenmare Street , stopping at Canal Street and Chambers Street . 40°43′02″N 74°00′02″W / 40.71722°N 74.00056°W / 40.71722; -74.00056 Cupola The word derives, via Italian , from lower Latin cupula (classical Latin cupella ), from Ancient Greek κύπελλον ( kúpellon ) 'small cup' (Latin cupa ), indicating
138-897: Is the Manhattan Municipal Building , 40 Centre Street is the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse (home of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ), 60 and 80 Centre Street are the civil division of the New York County Supreme Court , and 100 Centre Street is the criminal division of the New York County Supreme Court. That courthouse lent its address to a short-lived TV show of
161-735: Is the oft-reproduced circular mural Law Through the Ages , also called The History of the Law . This New Deal –era mural was designed by the Italian artist Attilio Pusterla and painted by him and a team of artists working under his direction from 1934 and 1936, under sponsorship from the Federal Art Project of the Works Project Administration . Pusterla also executed murals in the courthouse's Jury Assembly Rooms on
184-481: The New York City borough of Manhattan , running through the Civic Center , Chinatown , and Little Italy neighborhoods of Lower Manhattan . It connects Park Row to the south with Cleveland Place to the north. Centre Street carries northbound traffic north of Reade Street and two-way traffic between Reade Street and the Brooklyn Bridge . In the early 19th century there was no Centre Street. The area
207-547: The New York County Clerk . The granite-faced hexagonal building was designed by Guy Lowell of Boston in classical Roman style and was built between 1913 and 1927, completion having been delayed by World War I . It replaced the former New York County Courthouse on Chambers Street, popularly known as the Tweed Courthouse . Both the interior and exterior are New York City Landmarks : the exterior
230-690: The U.S. Court of International Trade . Other court buildings are nearby, including those for New York City Criminal Court , New York City Civil Court , and the Surrogate's Courthouse . The building's mass and scale give it the appearance of a temple. A broad set of steps sweeps up from Foley Square to a massive Corinthian colonnade covering most of the front of the courthouse, topped by an elaborate 140-foot-long (43 m) triangular pediment of thirteen figures carved in bas relief from granite. The pediment and acroteria by Frederick Warren Allen include three statues: Law , Truth , and Equity . A frieze bears
253-554: The back of the building. Both are large seated figures made of granite . On the right is Justice , a female figure holding a shield and scroll, while on the left is Authority , which holds a scroll and fasces , the Roman symbol of authority. The figures were purchased by the government of New York City in 1906 and originally flanked the Centre Street entrance to the Surrogate's Courthouse ; they were removed in early 1960 for
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#1732772845316276-714: The design was remade as a smaller and less expensive hexagonal building—a Temple of Justice. The building was designed in the Roman classical style . Work began in 1919. The courthouse's dedication ceremony took place in February 1927, two weeks after Lowell died. Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals Benjamin Cardozo and Associate Judges of the Court of Appeals Frederick E. Crane and Irving Lehman were present at
299-601: The event. Many films and television series have been shot at the New York County Courthouse. These include: In addition, in 2022, a recreation of the court building was completed in the sandbox game Minecraft by a team of over 2,000 players as part of their efforts to recreate New York City during the Build the Earth movement. Centre Street (Manhattan) Centre Street is a north–south street in
322-436: The fourth floor and Ceremonial Courtroom on the third floor. Law Through the Ages is divided into six lunettes , or sections. Each depicts a pair of figures from historical cultures important to the history of law: Assyrian and Egyptian , Hebraic and Persian , Greek and Roman , Byzantine and Frankish , English and early colonial , with the final section portraying George Washington and Abraham Lincoln . Above
345-495: The inscription "The true administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government", a quotation taken from a letter written by George Washington to Attorney General Edmund Randolph on September 28, 1789. The inscription is a slight misquote; Washington actually referred to the "due administration" of justice and not the "true administration" of justice, an error discovered by the New York Post in 2009. The error
368-683: The same name . The courthouse is also home to the office of the Manhattan District Attorney , although its entrance is at 1 Hogan Place. 111 Centre Street is the New York City Civil Court . The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is at 125 Worth Street, at the corner of Centre Street. Farther north, 240 Centre Street was the headquarters of the New York Police Department from 1909 until 1973, although that building
391-565: The seated figures are portraits of six lawgivers: Hammurabi , Moses , Solon , Justinian , Blackstone and John Marshall . Restoration of the mural (along with a stained-glass window also by Pusterla) took place in 1988; the project received a 1989 Design Award from the Public Design Commission of the City of New York. The restoration project, which was privately funded by money raised from New York City judges and attorneys,
414-549: The widening of Centre Street and an expansion of the underlying platforms of the New York City Subway 's Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall station and were then moved to the New York County Courthouse. The rotunda is 200 feet (61 m) in circumference and rises 75 feet (23 m) to a cupola which is 30 feet (9.1 m) high and 20 feet (6.1 m) long. The rotunda also contains ten stained-glass windows and clerestory . The rotunda's most striking feature, however,
437-557: Was apparently made by the architect, Guy Lowell, and the mistake was repeated by others, including Charles Warren in his Pulitzer Prize –winning The Supreme Court in United States History (1922). The stone steps leading up to the colonnaded entrance were flanked by two allegorical statues, Justice and Authority , both designed by the Franco-American sculptor Philip Martiny (1858–1927). These are now at
460-423: Was designated on February 1, 1966 and the interior on March 24, 1981. South of the building is Cass Gilbert 's 1936 Corinthian-columned Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse , which also faces Foley Square from the east. Both buildings face Federal Plaza across the square, which includes the more modern Jacob K. Javits Federal Building and James L. Watson Court of International Trade Building , which houses
483-508: Was no street built between Pearl and Reade Streets. Cross Street (which came over from the nearby area that would several years later be dubbed the " Five Points ") ran all the way through to Reade, and a single block ran from Reade to Chambers, and afterwards turned east and ran into Chatham Street (future Park Row ). In the previous century, this block, then ending at the Collect Pond, was labeled "Potter's Hill". North of Pearl Street,
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#1732772845316506-425: Was part of a broader renovation campaign in the 1980s and 1990s to protect the courthouse's historic art from water seepage and other damage caused by neglect. The architect was selected through a design competition , which Boston architect Guy Lowell won in 1913. Lowell originally proposed a circular building, to be built at the vastly expensive sum of $ 20 to $ 30 million. Construction was delayed by World War I and
529-468: Was previously occupied by the Collect Pond , a body of fresh water that was the nascent city's primary supply of drinking water, covering approximately 48 acres (190,000 m ) and running as deep as 50 feet (15 m). The pond was located just north of today's Foley Square and just west of modern Chinatown. It had been drained and the new street grid built over it a decade earlier. However, there
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