The remains of Justice Ginsburg arrive at the Supreme Court for one last goodbye. Thousands of attendees are expected

The body of the late Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg has returned to the place where it served for 27 years.

In the Supreme Court, the official funeral of the one who was a staunch defender of women's rights and leader of the liberal bloc began this Wednesday

His remains will be honored for two days, in a final farewell to which thousands of people are expected to attend.

The judge's coffin arrived at the Supreme Court after 9:30 am on Wednesday.

An American flag covers the coffin, which was carried by eight people, all wearing masks.

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The coffin was located on the Lincoln Catafalque, which is the platform where Abraham Lincoln's coffin rested in 1865.

After a private ceremony, the public that has come to the Supreme Court building in Washington DC will be able to enter to pay their respects.

This tribute will last two days.

The private funeral will be held next week at Arlington Cemetery, where Ginsburg will be buried alongside the remains of her husband Martin, who passed away in 2010.

Although the building is closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic, former colleagues of the judge, her family, close friends and the public will have the opportunity to pass through the coffin of the second woman who serves on the Supreme Court.

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This event is expected to bring together the eight remaining judges for the first time since the building was closed in March.

Offering in honor of Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg in front of the Supreme Court.AP

The President of the Court, John Roberts, and the other justices will be in the Great Hall when the coffin arrives and is placed on the Lincoln Catafalque, the platform on which the coffin of President Abraham Lincoln rested in the Capitol Rotunda in 1865 A 2016 portrait of Ginsburg by artist Constance P. Beaty will be on display.

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After the private ceremony, your coffin will be moved outside the building, to the top of the steps, for the public to pay tribute (from 11 am to 10 pm on Wednesday and from 9 am to 10 pm on Thursday).

Since his death, people have not stopped leaving flowers, notes, posters and all kinds of objects on Ginsburg, which they called the "Notorious RBG." 

The vigil honoring Ginsburg continued Saturday night outside the Supreme Court. REUTERS

It's unclear if President Donald Trump will attend the memorials before leaving town on Wednesday afternoon, though he did when Judge John Paul Stevens died last year.

The entrance to the room, along with Ginsburg's chair and the place on the bench next to Roberts, have been covered in black, a Court tradition.

On Friday, Ginsburg will be in the Capitol, the first woman to do so and the second judge of the Court, after William Howard Taft.

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A figure of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in front of the Supreme Court in Washington.REUTERS / Carlos Barria

Ginsburg will be buried alongside her husband, Martin, in a private ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery next week.

Ginsburg's death from cancer at age 87 has complicated the race for the November election in an already chaotic election year.

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With information from AP.