House of the Temple

House of the Temple
House of the Temple, Fassade

Das House of the Temple ist ein 1911 bis 1915 errichteter Freimaurertempel des Schottischen Ritus in Washington, D.C.

Das mächtige neoklassizistische Gebäude des Architekten John Russell Pope ist nach dem Vorbild des Grabmals des Mausolos in Halikarnassos, einem der sieben Weltwunder der Antike, gestaltet.[1] Die Einweihung erfolgte nach exakt vierjähriger Bauzeit am 18. Oktober 1915.

Fiske Kimball beschrieb das Gebäude in seinem Buch American Architecture 1928 als Beispiel des Triumphs der klassischen Form, mehrere Umfragen reihten es unter die besten öffentlichen Gebäude der USA ein.[2] Die Anhänger der Moderne in der Architektur sahen das freilich anders.

Das House of the Temple war Drehort im Film „The Day the Earth Stood Still“ (1951) und Schauplatz mehrerer Schlüsselszenen im Roman The Lost Symbol von Dan Brown.[3]

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ Anne H. Helwig; Ganschinietz, Suzanne (January 30, 1978): National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form (PDF). National Capital Planning Commission. (National Park Service). Abgerufen am February 28, 2010.
  2. ↑ House of the Temple, The Supreme Council, 33°, A.A. & S.R. of Freemasonry, S.J., USA website, accessed June 18, 2010
  3. ↑ Robert Siegel: Secret of the Masons: It's Not So Secret. In: All Things Considered, National Public Radio, September 16, 2009. Abgerufen am September 18, 2009. 

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