Dr. Michael Coughlin: Andrea Palladio, Freemasonry and the Triumph of Minerva

Could it be that the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio is responsible for the development of speculative Masonry? Join us tomorrow for the next presentation of the Online Masonic Speaker Series with art and architecture historian Dr. Michael Coughlin as he explores the role of Palladio and the 16th century Italian town of Vicenza in paving the way for Masonry as we know it today—and the myths and secrets that were built into the very structures of the time.

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