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Royal Courts of Justice (Law Courts), from the Strand, London. Designed by George Edmund Street, the complex was formally opened in 1882.

The Strand and the south facade of the Royal Courts of Justice, London. The griffin-topped Temple Bar, which marks the boundary between Westminster and the City of London, was erected in the 1670s to replace the 14th-century Temple Bar gatehouse.

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Royal Courts of Justice (Law Courts), from the Strand, London. Designed by George Edmund Street, the complex was formally opened in 1882.

The Strand and the south facade of the Royal Courts of Justice, London. The griffin-topped Temple Bar, which marks the boundary between Westminster and the City of London, was erected in the 1670s to replace the 14th-century Temple Bar gatehouse.

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