Masonic Sphinxes at the 16th St Freemason's Temple in Washington, D.C. by Adolph Alexander Weinman, John Russell Pope located in James M. Goode's Sixteenth Street area

Adolph Alexander Weinman, John Russell Pope(click name for more of that artist's work)
located in James M. Goode's Sixteenth Street area(click link for more in that area)Scroll down for 12 pictures
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The sphinx on the south (right) represents WISDOM

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The sphinx on the north (left) represents POWER

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FREEMASONRY BUILDS ITS TEMPLES IN THE HEARTS OF MEN
AND AMONG NATIONS

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SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY
SUPREME COUNCIL 33°
MUSEUM/LIBRARY

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More Info
See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 531 Item #12.07; Sixteenth Street area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p412 Item #L-3)
Medium: Limestone
Artist: Adolph Alexander Weinman, John Russell Pope(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Masonry
Location: S & 16th Sts NW Washington, D.C.
See Sixteenth Street areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: "U" Street - African-American Civil War Memorial - Cardoza(Green - Yellow) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 77006187 (dcMem ID #1795 )

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Great Buildings website on the Masonic Temple

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