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The Bronze Doors
by John Donnelly, Jr.
The building's monumental entrance doors depict the evolution of Western law in eight panels. Important lawgivers are depicted, from Justinian ordering the laws to be codified to King John sealing the Magna Carta. The last panel shows Chief Justice John Marshall and Justice Joseph Story, thus connecting the Supreme Court to these ancient traditions. Donnelly, known largely as an architectural sculptor, signed his name on the doors, reportedly the only time he did so in his career. |