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House of the Temple serves as the national headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in the Southern
Jurisdiction. The cornerstone was laid in 1911, and the building was
completed in 1915. Its architecture is an adaptation of the famous
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World.” The architect of the House of the Temple was John Russell Pope
who’s other works in the District of Columbia, include the National
Gallery of Art, National Archives and the Jefferson Memorial. It
serves as a prominent location in Dan Brown's book The Lost
Symbol set in Washington, D.C. involving Freemasonry. The House
of the Temple has been open to the public for guided tours since it
opened in 1915. The Temple is open for tours Monday through Friday,
8am-3:30pm, and the first Saturday of each month, 10am-3pm (except the
weekend of a Federal Holiday). Admission is free. |
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