The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

[@calendarpage]

I lived in Philly for years, and often saw the temple as I was out and about in Center City. Never did I think I'd see inside of it - so this tour is quite exciting and interesting. I had a feeling it was beautiful inside; I wasn't wrong.

[@BobbleheadGeorge]

Thank you for watching!

[@sheikprimus]

Entertaining and informative look at the building ,the fraternity and its rich history. Well done!

[@BobbleheadGeorge]

Thank you very much for the kind words. We hope you enjoy our other work, too!

[@mischiveouscat]

Awesome video, keep it up!

[@BobbleheadGeorge]

Thanks, will do!

[@cryyppto]

love the video mr raymond! much love from my new location! ❤️ -josh w

[@Modeltnick]

I’m surprised they let you in. You should do a tour of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church a few blocks away. It’s on the NRHP.

[@occultexaminer]

Is that Tennessee pink marble in the building?

[@BobbleheadGeorge]

Grand Staircase in the Masonic Temple in downtown Philadelphia is built of highly polished Tennessee marble. Beneath staircase is Seal of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, the Great Seal of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the plaque encircled with representations of the four cardinal virtues.

[@occultexaminer]

That’s what I had read while doing my research.

[@MaliV.Williams]

As a TRUE Indigenous AMARU, This a symbol of the COLONISTS, Suffice to Say, NOT "Impressed"

[@tk-6967]

A. Anything made by citizens of the United States of America that isn't in the style of regional native American tribes could probably be considered a symbol of colonialism (and *I mean regional,* it would still be colonialism in some form if it was a tribe from a different area) B. The Freemasons were shunned by the European religious powers, and its core beliefs involve following the moral lessons of religion but not necessarily the other baggage of specific traditions.

[@guychocensky3585]

Sure it is. And ain't it a beaut? TK, that magnificent symbol of Western Colonialism was built on land obtained in 1737 by an agreement between the Penn family and the Lenape Indians. That agreement was called the Walking Purchase. The Lenape allied in large part with the Quaker colonialists against other Amerindian tribes that threatened to colonialize the Lenape land via war. Tribal war was a fairly common real estate practice of the native tribes of the 18th century. Had that not been the case, had the Native Americans been allied, instead of often being age-old enemies, the colonists would never have been able to colonize in the first place.

[@Martive_Led]

@@guychocensky3585But they weren’t allied and history played out as it did. Reality is sometimes uncomfortable but it’s not fantasy.