New law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. It contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height on top of the main building. In the foreground is the Parc Clichy-Batignolles - Martin Luther-King, a new development of parkland and buildings developed since 2007 and set to cover 10 hectares in size. The area has been developed from a large railway freight yard district and is a sustainable development with green space, many natural ecosystems and renewable energy sources. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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