5759 x 3840 px | 48,8 x 32,5 cm | 19,2 x 12,8 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
17 maggio 2014
Ubicazione:
1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Altre informazioni:
The Museum, founded in 1908, has one of the finest collections of Masonic treasures in the world. The architecture and decorations of the Museum Room are intricate Byzantine. The Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 1 North Broad Street, directly across from Philadelphia City Hall, it serves as the headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Free and Accepted Masons. The Temple receives thousands of visitors every year to view the ornate structure, which includes seven lodge rooms, where today a number of Philadelphia lodges and the Grand Lodge conduct their meetings. The construction was completed in 1873. The interior, designed by George Herzog, was begun in 1887 and took another fifteen years to finish. The bold and elaborate elevations on Broad and Filbert Streets, especially the beautiful portico of Quincy granite, make it one of the great architectural wonders of Philadelphia. The exterior stone of the building on Broad and Filbert Streets is Cape Ann Syenite from Syne in Upper Egypt. On May 27, 1971, the Temple was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also a National Historic Landmark.
