Justitia - Barcelona, Spain
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N 41° 23.687 E 002° 09.721
31T E 429946 N 4582921
This statue of Lady Justice stands on the roof of a building located at 88 Passeig de Gràcia and housing, among others, the Italian flagship store Prada.
Waymark Code: WMQK3R
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 02/24/2016
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Justitia or Lady Justice, the Roman goddess of Justice, who is equivalent to the Greek goddess Themis, is an allegorical personification of the moral force in judicial systems. Her attributes are a blindfold, a balance and a sword. She often appears as a pair with Prudentia, who holds a mirror and a snake.
The personification of justice balancing the scales dates back to the Goddess Maat, and later Isis, of ancient Egypt. The Hellenic deities Themis and Dike were later goddesses of justice. Themis was the embodiment of divine order, law, and custom, in her aspect as the personification of the divine rightness of law. However, a more direct connection is to Themis' daughter Dike, who was portrayed carrying scales.
Lady Justice is most often depicted with a set of scales typically suspended from her left hand, upon which she measures the strengths of a case's support and opposition. She is also often seen carrying a double-edged sword in her right hand, symbolizing the power of Reason and Justice, which may be wielded either for or against any party.
The Passeig de Gràcia statue shows Justitia seated and holding the scale with her right hand without neither the sword nor the blindfold. Our first picture was taken in front of the building where the statue caugth our eyes and the other ones were taken from the Casa Mila's rooftop terrace, next door.
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