Lady Justice - Justice in Sculpture

Justice in Sculpture

Lady Justice with sword, scales and blindfold on the Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen in Berne, Switzerland—1543
Supreme Court of Brazil, 1961
Sculpture of Lady Justice on the Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen in Frankfurt, Germany
Justitia, outside the Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
The Central Criminal Court or Old Bailey, London, UK
Themis, Itojyuku, Shibuya-ku, Japan
19th-century sculpture of the Power of Law at Olomouc, Czech Republic—lacks the blindfold and scales of Justice, replacing the latter with a book
Themis, Chuo University, Tama-shi, Japan
Themis, Chuo University Suginami high school, Suginami-ku, Japan
Statue of Lady Justice depicted as Themis above the Old Supreme Court building in Hong Kong
The Law, by Jean Feuchère
Shelby County Courthouse, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Justitia, Tehran courthouse, Tehran, Iran
Themis, outside the Supreme Court of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
"Justice" by Diana Moore, Federal court house, Newark, New Jersey, USA

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