Plates 1 thru 14. Scanned Photos from David Ovason's Book, The Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital

above-"Plate 1. Statue of Albert Einstein by the modern American sculptor Robert Berks. Einstein is seated
before a granite horoscope of the heavens, cast for noon of April 22, 1979---the day on which
the statue was dedicated. It is located to the southwest of the National Academy of Sciences." 
by, David Ovason

 

above-"Plate 2.Bronze image of Virgo, in Egyptian style (with an antique harp), designed circa 1924---the fifth in the sequence of zodiacal images on the south door in the entrance hall of the National Academy of Sciences. The north door of the same entrance hall continues the sequences through to the last sign, Pisces." by, David Ovason

 

above- "Plate 5. Bronze plaque, with Masonic symbols and a zodiacal device in the form of a series of roundels
marked with balls representing planets. Designed and sculpted by John Quincy Adams Ward for the
marble pedestal supporting the memorial statue to President Garfield, 1887." by, David Ovason

 

 above- "Plate 6. The mock-Egyptian facade of "The Hall of the Ancients"----a museum designed by Franklin W.
Smith on New York Avenue, Washington, D.C., about 1895. Smithworked assiduously for
the "aggrandizement" of Washington, D.C., and many of the rebuilding schemes which were put in effect
during the early decades of the 19th century were envisaged and proposed by him." by, David Ovason
above- "Plate 7. Masonic jewel in the form of a lunar crescent, centered with the head of the Egyptian goddess
 Isis, carved in a semiprecious stone. The crescent enfolds a "flaming star "-the five-pointed star
so important in Masonic symbolism. The jewel is from the collection of the Supreme
Council (Southern Jurisdiction), TJ'ashington, D.C;" by David Ovason

 

above- "Plate 3. Detail of the zodiac on the glass lamp rim designed by Sidney Waugh for the Federal Reserve
Board Building. The image of Virgo (with halo) is central to Leo and Libra.
Plate 4. Columbia Protecting Science and Industry, sculpted by Casper Buberl in /88/ for the Arts
and Industries Building of the Smithsonian Institution." 
by, David Ovason
above- "Plate 8. The western facade of the Library of Congress, designed by the architects J L. Smithmeyer
and Paul J Pelz, and finished in J 898, under the direction of Edward Pearce Casey. The
library houses no fewer than five zodiacs (see plates 9- 11),. there is a sixth in a spandrel above
the central door, carved by Bela L. Pratt in 1895." 
by, David Ovason

 

above- "Plate 9. The signs of the zodiac in the central tondo of the southeast pavilion ceiling in the Library of
Congress, painted by Elmer E. Garnsey in 1896.
Plate 10. Detail of the roundel depicting the sign Sagittarius, from the southeast pavilion zodiac,
painted by Elmer E. Garnsey in 1896." 
by, David Ovason

 

above- "Plate 11. Bronze image of the zodiacal sign Pisces, in the form of a pair of dolphins. One of the twelve
signs set in marble in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress.
Plate 12. Hand-painted Master Mason's apron from the collection of the Supreme Council (Southern
Junsdiction) , ltashington, D.C. Among the many Masonic symbols are pyramids." 
by, David Ovason

 

above- "Plate 13. Embroidered silk flag which was taken by the Mason-astronaut Edwin Eugene Aldrin to
the Moon in Apollo II, in 1969. From the collection of the Supreme Council. (Southern Jurisdiction), Washington, D.C.
Plate 14. Egyptian hieroglyphicsfrom the ancient 1emple of Amun at Karnak. To the left is thefive-
pointed star to which we may trace the origins of the Masonic stat; linked with Sirius." 
by, David Ovason

 

Content Page

Buy The Book, The Secret Architecture Of Our Nation's Capital

HOME PAGE