Justice and 269 Justitia Asteroid - Wakefield, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 41.181 W 001° 30.065
30U E 598986 N 5949668
This allegorical figure of Justice is carved on the left hand side of the entrance to County Hall.
Waymark Code: WM172NA
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/26/2022
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Wakefield County Hall
Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1888, which established county councils in every county, there was a need to find a permanent meeting place for the West Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Its first meeting was held in February 1889 in Wakefield Town Hall, at the invitation of the Borough Council. For a permanent home the choice was between Leeds and Wakefield; much debate and correspondence resulted, in 1892, in the selection of Wakefield.
The site chosen for the new County Hall was that of Rishworth House on Bond Street, a gentleman's house of 1812 bought by the West Riding Quarter Sessions in 1878. The County Council had received Rishworth House at its creation and used it for committee rooms, offices and a residence for the Deputy Clerk."
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Justice
“Lady Justice (Latin: Justitia, the Roman goddess of Justice, who is equivalent to the Greek goddess Dike) is an allegorical personification of the moral force in judicial systems.
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Since Roman times, Justitia has frequently been depicted carrying scales and a sword, and wearing a blindfold. Her modern iconography frequently adorns courthouses and courtrooms."
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269 Justitia
"269 Justitia is a fairly sizeable Main belt asteroid with a diameter of 54 km.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa (December 6, 1848 – May 2, 1925) on September 21, 1887 in Vienna.
He was the most successful visual discoverer of asteroids and discovered a total of 122."
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