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The Old High Court

The courts were originally situated on Weld's Hill, approximately where Menara Maybank now stands. After many years of debate as to where the new Supreme Courts would be situated, and even if indeed a new building was necessary, this two-storey building began construction in 1912 and was completed in 1915.

AB Hubback designed and supervised the erection of the building and Ang Seng was the contractor.

Each of the distinctive towers is topped with a cupola that has decorative buttresses surrounding the base. A two-storey arcade of different types of arches, horseshoe and painted horseshoe, link the towers. Initially, the towers were used for dining purposes and housed private tiffin (lunch) rooms.

The public entrance faces the river and leads to a handsome inner courtyard from which a concrete double staircase leads to the upper floor.

In 1984, the Supreme Courts and some of the High Court's hearing rooms were moved to the newly renovated Sultan Abdul Samad Building. After a major fire in 1992, the building was rebuilt and now houses the Sessions and Magistrates Courts. However, it is still popularly known as The Old High Court.

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