Fountain of Justice

This guide to the Fountain of Justice in Frankfurt separates the date every guidebook quotes, 1543, from the bronze figure actually standing above you, cast in 1887 after the original soft sandstone Lady Justice wore smooth in the rain. It follows why a Frankfurt wine merchant paid to replace her, why this particular Justice keeps her eyes open instead of blindfolded, and the coronation-day custom of running the fountain with wine instead of water. Look for the basin at her feet, the one genuinely old piece, dating to 1611.