Gran Oriente Masonic Temple

 

Gran Oriente Masonic Temple at 95 Jack London Alley is a simple, two-story rectangular building that lacks ornament, except for the main entrance and cornice. These two features exhibit traditional symbols of Freemasonry. Masonic symbolism is mainly, but not exclusively, drawn from the manual tools of stonemasons.

Masonic lodges are supposed to be a representation of King Solomon’s Temple. The two pillars that flank the entrance of the Gran Oriente Masonic Temple are supposed to represent the two columns or pillars that were placed on the porch of King Solomon's Temple at Jerusalem, the one on the right named Jachin, and one on the left named Boaz. The rounded spheres at the top of the pillars represent the terrestrial and celestial globes of the universe.