The First Grand Lodges in Europe — A Historical Overview

From London 1717 to Paris and Berlin — how the first grand lodges emerged and how regular Freemasonry spread across Europe.

Freemasonry is a secular, philosophical, educational, philanthropic and initiatory institution with over 300 years of history. It unites people of different beliefs who share common moral and ethical values.

Freemasonry is not a religion, nor a political party — it is a school for moral improvement, using symbols, rituals and allegories as tools for teaching universal truths.