Fontaine de la Justice, Renaissance fountain in Place de la Palud, Switzerland.
The Justice Fountain features a twelve-sided marble basin with a central column supporting a statue of a blindfolded woman holding a sword and scales.
Laurent Perroud and his son Jacques created the column and statue between 1584 and 1585, with the original pieces now preserved in the Historical Museum of Lausanne.
The statue depicts Justice as a walking woman with four figures at her feet representing the Pope, Emperor, Grand Turk, and Magistrate in submission.
The fountain stands in the heart of Lausanne, accessible by bus lines 5, 6, 8 and metro line M2 at the Riponne-Maurice Béjart station.
Between 2009 and 2017, thieves repeatedly stole the sword and scales, leading authorities to install tracking devices in these symbolic elements.
GPS coordinates: 46.52179,6.63327
Latest update: March 8, 2025 00:43
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