For the Divine Comedy fans it is surely a must in the city.
Is perhaps the most overtly Masonic building that does not serve the order in all of Buenos Aires. Its developer, textile tycoon Luis Barolo and architect Mario Palanti were both Italian Masons, and Dante Allighieri, the literary inspiration for the building, was a member of Fede Santa, an order which went on to become Masonic. The office building’s design is based on Dante’s “Divine Comedy” and was inaugurated in 1923. It was one of the first skyscrapers in South America. Divided into three sections that correspond to the poem’s structure over its 22 floors, the two basement levels and ground floor represent Hell, floors 1 - 14 equate to Purgatory and floors 15 - 22 correlate to Paradise. The ornate ground floor is inset with 9 glass circles and there are 9 arches which serve as entrances to Hell. The number 9 not only relates to Dante’s poem, but also to Freemasonry, being the result of 3 times 3, a number sacred to the Masons.
There are many aspects of the building’s decoration and organization that relate to Freemasonry, with most being centred around the elevator as it represents ascension, in both physical and figurative senses, a fundamental Masonic theme signifying enlightenment. The most obvious Freemason symbol is the compass within the A of “Ascensor”. Another is that the arrow indicating the floors ends in a Fleur de Lis, an emblem synonymous with secrecy, and used by Masons to show the path that should be followed, in this case rising through the floors of purgatory to get to heaven. The floor of the lift lobby is also laid with black and white checkerboard tiles, a typical Masonic reference meaning the duality of god and evil. There are 7 lifts that serve the 22 floors, and the division of the latter by the former gives Pi, which is used to calculate the area and circumference of a circle. In Freemasonry, the circle represents perfect order, and many elements in Palacio Barolo are circular, such as the elevator cars, balconies, windows, arches over doors and of course, the internal dome on the 3rd floor. Directly under the dome on the ground floor, a series of squares are inset into each other, again reinforcing the themes of ascension and enlightenment.
The crowning moment of the Barolo is the lighthouse at the top of the central tower. It serves not only to represent the arrival to God as The Divine Comedy, but also signifies the Masonic traits of illumination and enlightenment. A Fleur de Lis also graces the very top of the lighthouse, which aligns with the Southern Cross constellation every year at the start of June. Legend has it that this alignment creates a direct passage to heaven.
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