The interior of the Riverside County Courthouse (4100 Main St, Riverside, CA 92501) has a beautiful grand hall, rotunda and an attractive courtroom (Department 1). These are accentuated with stained glass lunettes, an oculus and a tableau of statues. The artists responsible for these are unknown. The Court-house was designed by the architect Franklin Pierce Burnham in the French beaux arts style which was in vogue at the time. Burnham’s design is a combination of the Petit Palais and Grand Palais of Fine Arts in Paris, France, which had been built for the 1900 Paris Exposition. More information about the courthouse can be found on the Courthouse website.
The stained glass oculus window in the Department 1 courtroom
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