Salt Lake Temple

The Salt Lake Temple is the largest and most famous temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( commonly called " Mormons "). It is built in the Gothic Revival style. He stands in Salt Lake City, the capital of the U.S. state of Utah.

History

On 14 February 1853, the site for the temple was assigned. The foundation stone was laid by Brigham Young. The official start of construction was then on April 6, 1853 ( the anniversary of the founding of the Mormon Church ). First of sandstone was built from a local quarry, but this proved to be too brittle and therefore unsuitable.

The site approximately 30 km southeast installed - From 1858 was granite from Little Cottonwood Canyon. It was transported by ox carts. As of 1869, the transport was by rail. The construction was delayed again and again and came during the state persecution of the Mormons in the 1880s to a complete standstill. After the abolition of polygamy in 1890 and the consequent end of the persecution of the construction was resumed forced. When the building was finally completed, Wilford Woodruff dedicated the temple on an April 6, 1893; exactly forty years after the beginning of the construction. The temple is 64 m high and has a floor area of about 23,500 m². He is the centerpiece of the 40,000 m² of Temple Square. As with all temples of the church of access only church members is permitted with a valid letter of recommendation from their own bishop, but there are tours for everyone, in which the exterior of the building is explained.

The lying before the temple freely accessible Main Street Plaza was sold in 1999 for 8.1 million USD from the city on the Mormons, making it private property, shall apply to the conduct of the Community as soon as they are posted or the reservation of ownership is clearly identified. So in September 2009, the information signs have been extended to the inputs by the following words: "Private property. The Church reserves the right at any person without giving any reason to refuse admission. " The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah called it a good start and would still want a list of the rules, possibly on the church website. The reason for these actions was a gay couple kissing, which was banned from the area and was accused by his refusal for possession disorder.

Data & photos

  • Announcement: July 28, 1847
  • Groundbreaking Ceremony: February 14, 1853
  • Consecration: April 6, 1893

Night Scene

From the roof of the LDS Conference Center from

Other buildings at Temple Square

  • Convention Center Salt Lake City
  • Tabernacle Salt Lake City
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