Welcome to the House of the Temple! We encourage you to spend a moment on our virtual tour and learn more about our unique building, galleries, and collections. While you are here, check out some rarely seen rooms that aren’t on the live tour, including the Grand Commander’s Suite and Temple Garden.

The House of the Temple (officially, Home of The Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, Washington D.C., U.S.A.) is a Masonic temple in Washington, D.C., United States, that serves as the headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

The House of the Temple has been open to the public for guided tours since it opened in 1915. Unless otherwise noted under Special Hours, Closings, & Holidays, we offer free, guided tours Monday–Thursday at the following times: 10 am; 11 am; 2 pm; 3:30 pm* *Anyone arriving after 3:30 pm may receive an abbreviated tour, if time allows.

"House of the Temple" Home of The Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, Washington D.C., USA. This a front view at dusk. Above the beautiful bronze door entrance reads, "Freemasonry …

This stunning structure towers 160 feet in height and features an impressive exterior consisting of columns which are crowned by a magnificent stepped pyramid roof. The building is guarded by two limestone sphinx statues carved by the famed Adolph A. Weinman. The interior is of the temple is as grand as its first impressions.

The House of the Temple is located at the corner of 16th St. and S St. NW not far from DuPont Circle area. The official name on the wall is "Home of The Supreme Council, 33°'. The building was modeled after the tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus and was built as the headquarter of the the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

Two sphinxes, Wisdom and Power, guard the entrance, and past the gates of bronze that front the building (really), the grand atrium looks like a collision zone between the Egyptian and Greek antiquities departments of a major museum. Note the Pharaonic statues and chairs modeled to resemble thrones from the Temple of Dionysus.

Adolph A. Weinman sculpted the Egyptian statues made of black marble that flank the Grand Staircase in the Atrium. The statues were carved on-site out of marble from the shores of Lake Champlain. The ceiling and frieze on the top of the walls of the Atrium depict elaborate, colorful designs hand painted by Sherwin and Berman, Inc. of New York ...

Inside, the House of the Temple looks like the tomb of King Tut. Thick columns of green granite, statues covered in hieroglyphics, god-headed lamps with alabaster bowls that look as if they should be filled with flaming oil. Colin said that the House of the Temple was built "ritualistically," with no structural steel or concrete.

2009年10月31日 · 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