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The Morocco Temple (also known as the Morocco Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine) is a historic Shrine building in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located at 219 Newnan Street, and was designed by New York architect Henry John Klutho. On November 29, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The building is the oldest Shrine temple in Florida.〔("Duval County" ) Florida Heritage Division of Historical Resources〕 ==History== The grand building was erected in 1910-11 in the prairie style of architecture using Egyptian-themed symbols. The entrance was a large battered architrave featuring a massive transom atop short columns in the Egyptian revival style.〔("Henry John Klutho, 1910-11" ) The Prairie School Traveler, Morocco Temple〕 The three levels included a main floor, a 1,500 seat auditorium and a balcony. The structure was constructed using steel reinforced concrete and stuccoed brick exterior walls with terra-cotta ornamentation.〔 A fabricated metal cornice incorporating a geometric design projected above the third floor windows on the front and sides of the buildings, which was noted as a Sullivanesque ornament to emphasize a horizontal aspect.〔 Inside, many windows and light fixtures used color-tinted glass, and mosaic-tiled floors looked like oriental carpets. The walls were covered with a polychromatic faience tile portraying Egyptian symbols. Oil-painted murals illustrated the Freemasons’ and Shriners’ history, with scenes of Jesus, King Solomon and Mecca.〔Bull, Roger: ("Cecil W. Powell & Co. occupies historic Jacksonville landmark" ) Florida Times-Union, June 28, 2010〕 The auditorium was wide with the roof supported by steel trusses. Access to the balcony was via two curved ''floating'' reinforced concrete stairways. The auditorium's ceiling was painted dark blue and imbedded with hundreds of pieces of glass that would reflect light, giving the appearance of stars. The curtain on stage was decorated with views of Arabia.〔 In the 1910s, when Jacksonville was the "Winter Film Capital of the World", Oliver Hardy was a member of the local temple. President William Howard Taft delivered a speech there in 1912, as did Theodore Roosevelt. Shirley Temple was one of numerous celebrities who appeared at the Morocco Temple.〔〔 The facility was also used for many major events and conventions.〔 The Morocco Temple was the only auditorium in town〔 until the ''Jacksonville Civic Auditorium'' was constructed in 1960.〔Szaroleta, Tom: ("Symphony to Rise to the Occasion" ) Florida Times-Union, April 17, 2007〕 Klutho's design was damaged in the late 1950s when the large metal cornice was removed from the front and sides. The tall ground floor windows on both sides were obscured. At the same time, an addition was constructed on the south side that extended beyond the front entrance, creating an unbalanced design.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Morocco Temple」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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