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Symbols of Power

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The Hilton Hotel’s facade is adorned with classical Roman and Greek symbols of power: fasces and eagles. In Greco-Roman times, the fasces (rod bundle and axe) represented that a man held a high ranking position and had executive authority and power over everyone else below him. The rods were considered to be used to lash people, and the axe for execution, and were depicted often in military reference.

The eagle was not only a symbol of legion but also proved to be a strategic mark for communication and the Roman Empire. The eagle also represented SPQR (Senatus Populus Romanus) which was a symbol that honored the Roman Senate and the Roman people.

The Hilton Hotel has several Roman trophies and other pieces of artwork that tie in the fasces and eagle through Rome’s classical past. The symbols of power constructed at the time of the hotels construction and opening in 1927 represented the power, authority, and grandiosity that the hotel carried with it.

Image of a Roman statue on the facade with fasces included (photo by Alec Abramson)

Image of a Roman trophy on the facade with fasces and eagles portrayed (photo by Alec Abramson)

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