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4 unusual facts about Bronx Borough Courthouse


Bronx Borough Courthouse

For several years, since the annexation of the West Bronx in 1874, several Bronx advocates including Louis F. Haffen, and The Association of the Bar, in the Borough of the Bronx, in the City of New York, had consistently been striving for the placement of a proper court house in the borough.

Created by Jules Edouard Roiné, the sculpture is a transcending symbol of the borough's history.

Its exterior commands two pillars above the entranceway surrounding the throne of Lady Justice (the Greek goddess Themis or Dike) who honors and protects the gates of the law and encompassing city with unwavering and fair judgment.

The 161st Street station of the IRT Third Avenue Elevated train was in front of the courthouse.



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