Designed by the same architect that designed the Washington memorial and the Capitol.
It kind of takes your breath way with its audacity - being right in the middle of a normal street in Washington.
With human headed sphinx like statues guarding the front.
Scottish Rite of Freemason
Supreme Council 33º
You can have a free guided tour and see inside (suggested donation $10).
The building is open to the public and the story is that it is a fraternity (men only) of people engaged in philanthropic actions to better themselves and others.
Part of me wants to believe this. But another does not like secret societies and wonders if the conspiracy stuff is true? The connection to the Templars is interesting - there is a picture of Jacques De Molay - the last Grand master of the Knights Templar who was burned at the stake.
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