front of the memorial (north side), a bronze sculpture representing the Goddess of Masonry rests halfway down the base. With her right hand, she holds the banner of the Scottish Rite on a staff. She is wearing a long Greek robe and facing downward, her ankles crossed and feet dangling. Inscriptions on the memorial include the following: G. TRENTANOVE / FLLI GALLI FUSERO (base of Pike's sculpture) 33 / DEUS MEUMQUE JUS (on a banner held by Goddess figure) ALBERT PIKE (front of upper base) Born , 1809. / Died , 1891. (rear of base) AUTHOR – VIXIT / LABORUM EJUS SUPERSTITES SUNT FRUCTUS – POET (front of lower base) SCHOLAR – SOLDIER (left side of lower base) ORATOR – JURIST (right side of lower base) PHILANTHROPIST – ERECTED 1901 BY THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF / THE AASR OF FREEMASONRY / FOR THE S J U.S.A. – PHILOSOPHER (rear of lower base) See also List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6 Outdoor sculpture in Washington, D.C. References External links "Statue of Confederate general Albert Pike toppled in Washington DC", video by The Daily Telegraph 1899 sculptures Allegorical sculptures in Washington, D.C. Monuments and memorials in the United States removed during the George Floyd protests Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C. Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. Destroyed sculptures Historic district contributing properties in Washington, D.C. Judiciary Square Removed Confederate States of America monuments and memorials Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C. Sculptures of women in Washington, D.C. Statues in Washington, D.C. Vandalized works of art in Washington, D.C. Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. Statues removed in 2020