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Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple

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Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple The Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple is an historic masonic temple in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on the corner of Sherbrooke Street and St-Marc Street, in the Golden Square Mile district. Dedicated and officially opened June February 12, 1930, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2001, as an example of one of Canada’s most elegant buildings in the Beaux-Arts style. The Masonic Memorial Temple was conceived as a meeting place for the Masonic order as well as a memorial to Freemasons who gave their lives during World War I, replacing a Masonic Temple that had existed in a mixed-use building on Dorchester Street since 1895. The order had renovations done in 1908 and began to raise funds for a new building in 1923. In 1928, they contracted architect John Smith Archibald, who had previously renovated the Dorchester Street Temple, to design a new temple and supervise its construction. The ceremonial laying of the cornerstone took place on June 22, 1929, with thirty-six lodges and 2,000 Masons parading to the new temple from the Dorchester Street Temple. The Grand Lodge of Quebec met for the first time in the new temple on February 12, 1930, at its Sixtieth Annual Communication, on February 12, 1930. The temple commemorates Masons who died in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. The facades on Sherbrooke and St-Marc streets and are covered with Queenston limestone. The main facade, on Sherbrooke, has a base made of rusticated limestone and features four openings as well as a prominent central entrance, flanked by two free-standing columns topped by terrestrial and celestial spheres. The main door is made of detailed architectural bronze. A decorative belt course defines the upper part of the base and consists of ornamental carving and words in relief: FIDES, VERITAS, CARITAS, LIBERTAS, SPES ("Faith", "Truth", "Charity", "Liberty", and "Hope" in Modern English). ______________________________ Le temple maçonnique de Montréal est le principal lieu de rassemblement des maçons montréalais de la Grande Loge du Québec. Ce temple maçonnique, inauguré en 1930, est situé au 1850 rue Sherbrooke ouest. Il a été conçu par l'architecte John Smith Archibald dans le style Beaux-Arts. Ce bâtiment est classé au répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. L'édifice fut construit en 1928 et 1929 par l'entreprise générale E.G.M. Cape Co. Ltd. L'architecte John Smith Archibald, le partenaire de Charles Saxe, en dessina les plans. Les marbres, la tuile et le terrazzo furent posés par l'entreprise Smith Marble Construction Co. Ltd. Son ouverture a un grand retentissement sur le monde de l'architecture canadienne. l'Institut royal d'architecture du Canada l'a d'ailleurs placé au premier rang des constructions de type monumentales durant l'année 1931. Le magazine Construction va même jusqu'à dire que l'édifice peut compétitionner sur le plan de la qualité avec le Lincoln Memorial d'Henry Bacon et le Temple of the Scottish Rite de John Russell Pope 2 000 membres de la confrérie ont marché du Square Dorchester au site principal du nouveau temple pour poser la première pierre selon les rites maçonniques. La Grande Loge du Québec se rencontre finalement pour la première fois entre les murs de son nouveau temple en février 1930. Depuis ce temps, les francs-maçons de Montréal en ont fait leur principal point de ralliement Plusieurs événements y ont eu lieu, de cérémonies maçonniques aux concerts de musique classique. Les maçons ont également tenu un événement pour le 125e anniversaire de la Confédération canadienne qui a été souligné par des bénédictions écrites du Premier ministre et du Gouverneur général du Canada. On y organise également à chaque été des visites guidées du monument à l'intention des touristes.

Comments (13)


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giulband

3:07PM | Sat, 08 October 2016

Very well taken and expressive image !!!

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Jean_C

3:45PM | Sat, 08 October 2016

Superbe photo et très belle présentation!

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Faemike55

3:47PM | Sat, 08 October 2016

Beautiful capture and wonderful information

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Leije

3:52PM | Sat, 08 October 2016

Belle photo en contre-plongée et beau cadre !

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Glendaw

6:46PM | Sat, 08 October 2016

Wow-- What gorgeous architecture !

Thanks for sharing this pic. and impressive background information.

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sharky_

7:05PM | Sat, 08 October 2016

Outstanding Shot! Aloha

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eekdog

7:21PM | Sat, 08 October 2016

Superb info and nice pic.

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Richardphotos

8:48PM | Sat, 08 October 2016

very beautiful structure and capture

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RodS

10:31PM | Sat, 08 October 2016

Wonderful view of this impressive building, Real!

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renecyberdoc

2:28AM | Sun, 09 October 2016

impressive craftmanship.

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jendellas

8:53AM | Sun, 09 October 2016

Lovely building & great info. x

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flavia49

6:32PM | Sun, 09 October 2016

very nice

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VEDES

1:23AM | Mon, 10 October 2016

Very impressive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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