Stone sculpture group on the top of the front façade of the Palais de Justice: The central figure is Helvétie, the personification of Switzerland, holding a spear and the Swiss coat of arms. She is flanked by sitting allegories of Force (left) and Law (right). To the left and right are the coat of arms of Switzerland and Vaud, each with two putti.
Sculptor
Charles Iguel (Paris 1826/27 - Plainpalais GE 1897),
Swiss sculptor
(SIKART Lexikon).