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Masonic Temple - Photos Interior (Main Lobby/Lounge)

Main Lobby, 2nd floor - Photo taken Jan. 14, 2025

The seal in the temple's main lobby illustrates a journey of wisdom: a young man seeking truth, a father passing knowledge to his children, and an elder embodying the balance of justice and mercy. - Photo taken Jan. 26, 2020

A view at the Consistory Lounge - Photo taken Dec. 22, 2024

A view at the Consistory Lounge - Photo taken Dec. 22, 2024

A view at the Consistory Lounge - Photo taken Dec. 22, 2024

Lobby of the Masonic Temple Consistory, Photo from Dec 22, 2024

Lobby of the Masonic Temple Consistory, Photo from Dec 22, 2024

A view at the Consistory Lounge - Photo taken Dec. 22, 2024

A view at the Consistory Lounge - Photo taken Dec. 22, 2024

A view at the Consistory Lounge - Photo taken Dec. 22, 2024

Main Entrance Lobby - the ceiling of the main lobby was decorated in the style of a castle in Palermo, Sicily - Photo from Dec 22, 2024

A view at one of the original elevators - Photo taken Dec. 22, 2024

Main Entrance Lobby - Photo from Dec 22, 2024

A view at one of the original elevators - Photo taken Dec. 22, 2024

Main Lobby - Sculptures of knights guard the staircases throughout the Detroit Masonic Temple - Photo taken Jan. 14, 2025

Main Lobby - Photo taken Dec. 22, 2024

A view at the Consistory Lounge from the 2nd floor - Photo taken Jan. 14, 2025

Consistory Lounge on the 2nd floor - Photo taken Jan. 14, 2025

Consistory Lounge on the 2nd floor - Photo taken Jan. 14, 2025

Main Lobby, 2nd floor - Photo taken Jan. 14, 2025

For the first time in many years, phones (~1950s) are back in the Main Lobby phone booths on the 1st floor - Feb 04, 2025