# 1911 – Washington Masonic Memorial (Freimaurerdenkmal)

**Das Washingtoner Freimaurerdenkmal**

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Das Washington Masonic Museum befindet sich in Fredericksburg, Virginia, weil die Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4 die Loge war, der Washington zuerst beitrat. Das Gebäude wurde im 18. Jahrhundert errichtet.

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**Washington Masonic Museum**

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Ab 1911 wurde das erste Konzept für das Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia, begonnen und 1923 der Grundstein gelegt.

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**Ansicht der Gedenkstätte von hinten und der Sternwarte**

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**Marmortafeln im Haupteingang**

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Das Gebäude ist über 9 Stockwerke hoch und beherbergt diese Bronzestatue von Washington im Gewand seiner Freimaurerschürze in der Rotunde. Der Einfluss des alten Ägypten und der Bibel ist in den Gemälden an den Wänden zu sehen.

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**Statut von Washington und Wandmalereien**

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**Wandgemälde**

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In diesen kleinen vertieften Räumen befinden sich Münzen mit dem geprägten Eindruck jeder Lodge in den Vereinigten Staaten.

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**Münzen**

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**Wandgemälde**

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**Wandmalerei – Bundeslade**

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**Die Zimmer des Schreiners**

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**Glasmalerei**

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