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The Supreme Court has won a 'certificate of excellence' on TripAdvisor placing it as one of London's
most popular tourist attractions. 

Visitors are invited to look around the building in Parliament Square, central London, and sit in
courtrooms during hearings. 

The experience has earned excellent reviews on the website TripAdvisor where it scores 4.5 out of 5.

The Supreme Court won a 'certificate of excellence' on TripAdvisor making it one of London's best attractions

Inside: Almost 80,000 people visited the court in the past year including 370 schools

One reviewer said: 'Well worth a visit... free to enter and very interesting to visit the library and
different courts.'

Another said: 'We were able to try on judges' wigs and capes which was fun and to read some of the
fascinating decisions taken by the Supreme Court judges that underpin many of the cases that hit the headlines.'

Since it opened in 2009, there has been nearly 350,000 visitors to The Supreme Court.

Almost 80,000 people visited the court in the past year including 370 schools.

More than 75,000 people follow The Supreme Court on Twitter and footage of judgements have been viewed 85,000 times on its channel on YouTube.

One reviewer said the trip was 'well worth a visit, free to enter and very interesting to visit the library'

The judges: Twelve justices sit in The Supreme Court - 11 men and one woman which is a popular tourist attraction attracting 350,000 people since 2009

Jenny Rowe, the chief executive of the Supreme Court told The Times: 'The Supreme Court decides on serious points of law of considerable public importance, but we believe that offering a warm welcome to visitors and ensuring they are given assistance in understanding what happens here goes hand in hand with that core role.

'We are really pleased that so many tourists and other visitors have felt moved to leave constructive comments and give our team positive ratings.'

The building was built by Scottish architect James S Gibson with Skipwith and Gordon, and sculptures by Henry Fehr. 

It is situated opposite the Houses of Parliament and flanked by the Treasury and Westminster Abbey. 

Construction took place from 1906 to 1913, as one of a number of significant buildings constructed in
the area at the early 1900s, including the Government Offices in Great George St (which is now HM
Treasury), the Methodist Central Hall, the Head Quarters of the Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors, and the Institute of Civil Engineers.

Twelve justices sit in the Supreme Court - 11 men and one woman.