House of the Temple Sphinxes - Washington DC
N 38° 54.810 W 077° 02.177
18S E 323452 N 4309148
Two Sphinxes stand guard before the doors of The House of the Temple, the Headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in Washington, D.C.
Waymark Code: WM7JFC
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2009
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The two sphinxes represent power (left) and wisdom (right). With the roots of Freemasonry going back to the medieval guilds of stone carvers, the House of the Temple is built of stone carvings and columns. Each sphinx weighs 17 tons and was carved out of a solid piece of stone quarried at Bedford, Indiana.
At the time of this posting, this building's public tours have become more popular due to the setting of this building and Freemasonry in Dan Brown's new book, The Lost Symbol.
Tour information: http://www.scottishrite.org/visitors/info.html
Statue Name: Power and Wisdom
Style: Egyptian
Medium: Limestone
Head Type: Woman
Specify Other Head: None
Head Namesake: No
Website: [Web Link]
Street Address:
1733 Sixteenth St. NW
Washington, DC
20009
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Visit Instructions:Post a picture of your GPS (time stamp), and maybe another of the statue.
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