The new Fred D. Thompson United States Courthouse and Federal Building in Nashville.
The old courthouse was an antiquated mess. Among other things, shackled detainees shared the same entrance as court visitors and it was quite probably that jurors could find themselves riding an elevator with a shackled detainee, possible from the case they were participating in.
The new building is top of the line and jurors and visitors will be completely isolated from detainees. The new courtrooms are state of the art. Very nice building. It took fully 25 years to get to the point, but it finally happened.
The Samuel Yellin wrought iron doors at the NY Fed Reserve have been upgraded to be blast resistant. Not the best photo, but in person the doors are amazing.
No, not really true. Federal buildings have a maintenance budget and using it to preserve historic elements produced by renowned artists is a worthwhile investment.
First off, the Federal Reserve is not a true federal entity. It’s management is technically subject to federal influence, but beyond that it is a privately held enitiy.
Secondly, a new building as being discussed here is not historic so preserving some fancy doors from the past is not involved.