'Basilica', Much Park Street
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'Basilica', Much Park Street
Image: © E Gammie Taken: 30 Jun 2008
This work by Paul De Monchaux stands outside the crown courts in Much Park Street. It was installed in 1991, is of Purbeck stone (fossil spangled) and weighs in at 18 tonnes. A basilica was a hall used in Roman times for judicial and commercial purposes, the word deriving from the Greek for a royal or king's house. Alternatively, it's a judge's wig. A 2010 photo showing it in context: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1935176
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Image Location
Latitude
52.405728
Longitude
-1.506644