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The Masonic Temple of Colmar is a historic building located at 37 Clemenceau Avenue, in the town of Colmar (High Rhine, Great East). Built in 1906 thanks to the personal background of Emperor William II, it illustrates the romantic architecture of the Rhine with a decentralized forebody towards the street and a stair turret towards the courtyard. His stained glass, sculptures and paintings incorporate many Masonic symbols, reflecting his initiatory and associative vocation.

The building houses on the ground floor the republican temple, meeting place of the lodge Clemenceau, one of the six lodges present on the premises. The whole — building, fence and gate — was listed as a historic monument on 9 February 2007. Owned by a Masonic association, it combines architectural heritage and memory of local freemason practices at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

The remarkable elements include the huisseries and the buildings by destination, protected by the 2007 decree. The stained glass windows of the large meeting rooms and stairwells, as well as carved or painted motifs, highlight the symbolic identity of the place. Although its geographical accuracy is considered very satisfactory (note 8/10), no information is available on its current accessibility to the public or its possible tourist functions.

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