What hides the roof of the US Supreme Court? A place where Basket is played

Yoga classes or baskets before going home? It is the judges who decide what to do with their time book – and options are not lacking in the Supreme Court.

It is the “Highest Court in the Land” – a word game between court (court) and court (field). The highest field in the country, above even the leading US legal agency.

The company even reports that recognized judges as Byron White Or the President Judge William H. Rehnquist used this room, located on the fifth floor, to give some touches.

And it’s very old, since in the 40s someone decided Turning the Supreme Court’s legal magazines warehouse into Washington DC in a basketball field where the Supreme employees could relax a little.

There are also Pilates classes on site, which also has adjacent a Bodybuilding room. An extremely complete gym within the walls where justice is done to the highest level in the country.

According to the room was designed by Cass Gilbert and the field is slightly smaller than regulatory – is about 24 meters long by 11 wide.

In this basketball field, there is a strange warning to the door (but not when it comes to the largest US justice agency): Do not play or lift weights on court session days!