Bust of Joseph-Louis Duc, Vestibule de Harlay
Bust of the architect Joseph-Louis Duc, 1802-79, by Henri Chapu, 1833-91, 1891, in the Vestibule de Harlay, inaugurated 1875, the main entrance to the Law Courts, named after president Achille de Harlay, first president of the Paris parliament 1582-1611, in the Palais de Justice or Paris Law Courts, on the Ile de la Cite, Paris, France. The hall was designed by Joseph-Louis Duc and is 55m long and 24m wide. It contains Egyptian elements inspired by the temple at Denderah. The former royal palace was originally a medieval building, reworked and rebuilt several times, with a major reconstruction 1857-68 by architects Joseph-Louis Duc and Honore Daumet under Haussmann. The complex includes the Palais de Justice, the Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie. Picture by Manuel Cohen
