No, Notre-Dame was not restored with Freemason symbols. ... after seeing images of the newly restored cathedral during Emmanuel Macron’s last visit before Notre-Dame's long-awaited reopening.

Freemason symbols depict masonry tools such as the square and the compass (Image credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images) By Richard Windsor, The Week UK.

Update, October 8, 2009: Dan Brown's new novel The Lost Symbol takes readers on a spine-tingling tour of some of Washington, D.C.'s most famous buildings. With Masonic symbolism as its theme, the ...

Freemasonry is alive ... Photos by Janek Skarzynski/AFP, Luke Dray/Getty Images, Scott Barbour/Getty ... might glimpse some strange imagery decorating the lobby—a mural full of odd symbols, ...

Photograph by Godong, Universal Images Group/Getty Images. ... For now, Freemasonry’s secretive rituals and symbols live on—along with the influence of its best-known members. Related Topics.