Schottischer Ritus Kathedrale

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Foto mit freundlicher Erlaubnis von Sarah: Eastern portal of the Scottish Rite. A view up the bell tower facade from street level. The bell tower rises 212 feet and contains a 54-bell carillon.
Das Ost-Portal der Kathedrale. Der Glockenturm ist ca. 65 Meter hoch und beinhaltetet ein Glockenspiel mit 54 Tonglocken.

Scottish Rite Cathedral

Die Scottish Rite Cathedral befindet sich an der 650 N. Meridian Street in der Innenstadt von Indianapolis. Die Kathedrale wurde in den Jahren 1927-1929 im neugotischen Stil erbaut.

The Scottish Rite Cathedral is located at 650 N. Meridian Street in downtown Indianapolis. It was built in 1927-1929 in the Neo-Gothic style. The Scottish Rite is a branch of Freemasonry.

Foto mit freundlicher Erlaubnis von Sarah: Eastern portal of the Scottish Rite. This is the eastern entrance of the Sottish Rite Cathedral (located on Meridian Street). The portal features the Masonic double-headed eagle of Lagash and sculptures of the first Grand Masters. The words above the doors read: "Whom virtue unites, death cannot separate".

Foto mit freundlicher Erlaubnis von Sarah: A view of the bell tower of the Scottish Rite Cathedral, showcasing the Neo-Gothic style of the bell tower and facade.

Foto mit freundlicher Erlaubnis von Sarah: The Tiler's Room. The Tiler's Room is the main entrance to the Scottish Rite Cathedral (off of Meridian Street, within the eastern portal). This room is a perfect cube -- 33 feet wide, 33 feet long, 33 feet high. The entire Scottish Rite is based on units of 33 because Christ lived for 33 years and the highest possible degree in Scottish Rite Freemasonry is the 33rd degree.

Foto mit freundlicher Erlaubnis von Sarah: Tiler's Room floor medallion In the center of the floor of the Tiler's Room is this medallion. In the center is the Masonic Double-headed Eagle of Lagash with the slogan "Spes mea in deo est" (My hope is in God). The eagle is surrounded by the twelve signs of the zodiac and the three symbols of Scottish Rite Freemasonry (in the larger circles). The signs of zodiac were included in this design to remind Scottish Rite members to pursue enlightenment in all 12 months of the year.

Foto mit freundlicher Erlaubnis von Sarah: Above the eastern portal. The art glass windows above the eastern portal into the Scottish Rite. Most of the windows are art glass, not traditional stained glass. The figures and details are painted onto the glass, which is then fired to set the designs.

Scottish Rite Cathedral inscription "To the Glory of the Grand Architect of the Universe" -- I think that says it all. The Scottish Rite Masons are a non-denomination Masonic order who only require initiates to make an oath professing a belief in a higher power, and this slogan on the cornerstone underscores that universality. With kindly permission of Sarah

Bleiglasfenster / Stained glass windows

All pictures in this gallery with kindly permission of Sarah. Alle Fotos dieser Galerie mit freundlicher Erlaubnis von Sarah. On the other side of the south lounge at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, there are a series of art glass windows depicting the Arts and Sciences. These windows have a warmer light quality compared to the Masonic Degree windows because the artisans learned to incorporate precious metals (gold and silver) into the glass paints to preserve the true colors after firing.

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  Wissenschaften und Kunst. This window depicts Engineering, with nods to maritime, aeronautical, mechanical, and civil engineering.

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  Elektrizität. This window depicts Electricity. At the top, electricity is credited for "light, sound, and electric transportation", while the bottom panel describes electricity as "The caveman's terror, civilization's blessing".

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  Bildhauerei. This window depicts Sculpture, with tributes to Michelangelo, the Egyptians, and a classical sculptor.

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  Architektur. This window depicts Architecture, and the background details are amazing. The side borders describe various types of columns, the backgrounds behind the main figures show cathedrals, and the bottom panel shows a Mayan temple and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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  Malerei. This window depicts Painting by showing a painter and his nude model.

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  Musik. These windows depict Music (soothing the savage beast on the right), and if you look at the top of the window, you will see Mozart and Beethoven,

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  Recht und Gesetz. These windows depict the Law, with the Wisdom of the Law on the left and the Power of the Law on the right

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  Medizin. These windows depict Medicine, both in practice and in research (with the skull on the right)

Die Grade des Schottischen Ritus

In the loggia along one side of the south lounge in the Scottish Rite Cathedral are a series of art glass windows depicting the lessons of several degrees of Scottish Rite Freemasonry. This first pair of windows depict (from left to right):

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  The Candidate (who must already be a third degree Master Mason from the Blue Lodge Masonic Order).Fourth Degree -- The Duty of Secrecy and Silence -- represented by Daniel. Fifth Degree -- Do Unto Others That Which You Would, They Should Do Unto You -- represented by feeding the wanderer. Sixth Degree -- Let There Be Perpetual Peace -- represented by a blacksmith forging swords into plowshares

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  Scottish Rite Masonic Degree windows -- VII, VIII, IX, and X.The next set of Scottish Rite Masonic Degree windows depict (from left to right): Seventh Degree -- represented by the judgment of Solomon. Eighth Degree -- Apply Yourself With Zeal to Your Allotted Work Remembering That The Lord Seeth. Ninth Degree. Tenth Degree -- The Cause of Free Speech, Free Thought, Free Tolerance

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  Scottish Rite Masonic Degree windows -- XI, XII, XIII, and XIV. The third set of Scottish Rite Masonic Degree windows depict (from left to right):Eleventh Degree -- Be Earnest, Honest, SIncere -- represented by the herdsman prophet Amos. Twelfth Degree -- Building For The Ages -- represented by Bezaleel the Builder. Thirteenth Degree -- No Task Too Difficult -- represented by Moses before Pharaoh (we all remember "Let my people go", right?). Fourteenth Degree -- Whom Virtue Unites, Death Cannot Separate -- represented by King David

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  Scottish Rite Masonic Degree windows -- XV, XVI, XVIII, and XXXII. The fourth set of Scottish Rite Masonic Degree windows depict (from left to right): Fifteenth Degree -- Life Without Friends is Worthless -- represented by Zerubbabel rebuilding the Temple. Sixteenth Degree -- Great is Truth and Mighty Above All Things -- represented by Conferring the Degree of Prince of Jerusalem. Eighteenth Degree -- A New Commandment Give I Unto You, That You Love One Another -- represented by Jesus Christ. Thirty-Second Degree -- Spes Mea in Deo Est (My Hope is in God) -- represented by Knight Kadosh -- Technically, the 32nd degree is the highest degree in Scottish Rite Freemasonry, though a 33rd degree may be awarded at the discretion of the leadership of the order.

Links

• Website Scottish Rite Cathedrale