Photos: Downtown Los Angeles’ new federal courthouse

The serrated facade of the new federal courthouse is just one of the building’s striking elements.

Skylights at the new federal courthouse downtown create a bright environment.

Catharine Opie’s photographic series “Yosemite Falls” is on display inside the federal courthouse.

The glass walls of the federal courthouse make for an open, light-filled space.

Los Angeles City Hall is reflected in the windows of the new 10-story federal courthouse downtown.

People gather in the jury assembly room during opening ceremonies for the new federal courthouse downtown.

The cube-like federal building, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, has 10 stories and encompasses 633,000 square feet.

The serrated facade is just one of the new federal courthouse’s striking elements.

The federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Sky bridges are placed on each level of the 10-story federal courthouse.

A rooftop cactus garden softens the surfaces of the new federal courthouse in downtown L.A.

An atrium rises 10 floors through the center of the building.

A reflecting pool stands outside the entrance to the new federal courthouse in downtown L.A.