首都高等法院是民国时期江苏的省级审判机构，院址在今南京朝天宫。朝天宫是明朝贵族朝见天子时学习朝拜礼仪的地方。现存建筑物是清朝同治年间重建。民国时期，在朝天宫“棂星门”３字之下悬挂着“首都高等法院”招牌；高等法院的法庭就设在大成殿，殿中设朱红大案桌，桌后并 Capital High Court is the provincial-level trial in Jiangsu Province during the Republic of China, the court in this Chaotian Temple in Nanjing. Chaotian Temple is the nobility of the Ming dynasty to learn to worship the place of worship etiquette. The existing building was rebuilt during the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty. During the period of the Republic of China, the signboard of the “Capital High Court” hung under the words of the “Chaoyang Gate” in the Chaotian Palace. The court of the High Court was set in Dacheng Hall.