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Denver Colorado Temple

Denver Colorado Temple

Denver Temple

Groundbreaking: May 19, 1984

Gordon B. Hinckley

Cornerstone Laying: October 24, 1986

Ezra Taft Benson

Temple Dedication: October 24, 1986

Ezra Taft Benson

Location: 2001 East Phillips Circle

Littleton, Colorado

Dimensions of Building: 166 Feet by 184 Feet

Exterior Finish Modern design, single spire

Capped with statue of

Moroni 90 feet high;

Precast stone walls and built-up

Roof.

Seattle Temple

Groundbreaking: May 27, 1978 Marion G. Romney Cornerstone Laying: November 3, 1979 N. Eldon Tanner Temple Dedication: November 17, 1980 Spencer W. Kimball th Location: 2808-148 Ave. SE Bellevue, Dimensions of Building: Ground level is 142 feet by 194 feet: upper levels are 117 feet by 163 feet. Height to square is 70 feet, to top of Moroni statue, 179 feet. Exterior Finish: Reinforced concrete faced with white marble aggregate and cast stone.

San Diego Temple

Groundbreaking: February 27, 1988

Ezra Taft Benson

Cornerstone Laying: April 25, 1993

President Gordon B. Hinckley,

Thomas E. Monson

Temple Dedication: April 25, 1993

President Gordon B. Hinckley

Location: Adjacent to Interstate 5, In the

suburban community of La Jolla

Total Floor Area: 59,000 square feet

Height of Building: Two major spires rise 190 feet.

The East spire is topped by a 10

foot gold-leafed statue of the

Angel Moroni

Exterior Finsih: Whit marble-chips exterior with

art glass windows

Oakland Temple

Groundbreaking: May 26, 1962

President David O. McKay

Cornerstone Laying: May 25, 1963

President

Of the

Temple Dedication: November 17, 1964

President David O. McKay

Location: 4770 Lincoln Ave.

Oakland, California

Dimensions of Building: Temple proper, 210 feet by 190

feet with a central tower rising

170 feet, other towers 96 feet

Exterior Finish: Reinforced concrete faced with

Sierra white granite from

Raymond, California

Idaho Falls Temple

Groundbreaking: December 19, 1939 President David O. McKay Cornerstone Laying: October 19, 1940 President David O. McKay Temple Dedication: September 23, 1945 President Location: 1000 Memorial Drive, Falls, Idaho Dimensions of Building: 170 feet by 190 feet; tower 148 feet high. There are two annexes which were built later and added 7,700 square feet of floor space. Exterior Finish: Built of reinforced concrete. A mixture of white quartz aggregate and white cement known as cast stone covers the 16-inch exterior walls in slabs two iches thick. A 12 foot gold leaf, fiberglass statue of Moroni was added September 5, 1983

Dallas Temple

Groundbreaking: January 22, 1983 Gordon B. Hinckley Cornerstone Laying: October 19, 1984 Gordon B. Hinckley Temple Dedication: December 19, 1984 Gordon B. Hinckley Location: 6363 Willow Lane, , Texas Dimensions of Building: 236 feet by 78 feet. Exterior Finish: Light colored marble tile walls, dark gray slate roof

Las Vegas Temple

Groundbreaking: November 30, 1985

Gordon B. Hinckley

Cornerstone Laying: December 16, 1989

Gordon B. Hinckley

Temple Dedication: December 16, 1989

Gordon B. Hinckley

Location: 827 Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada

Dimensions of Building: 260 feet long by 127 feet wide.

Spire 119 feet

Exterior Finish: White pre-cast stone wall with

copper roof detailing

Logan Temple

Groundbreaking: May 18, 1877 John W. Young Cornerstone Laying: September 17, 1877 Franklin D. Richards Temple Dedication: May 17,1884 President John Taylor Rededicated after remodeling March 13, 1979 by President Spencer W. Kimball Location: 175 North 300 East Logan, Utah Dimensions of Building: 171 feet long, 95 feet wide, 86 feet high; four octagonal towers, each 100 feet high. Exterior Finish: Dark colored, silicous limestone, extremely hard and compact in texture, was used for the major portions of the .

Provo Temple

Groundbreaking: September 15, 1967 President Hugh B. Brown Cornerstone Laying: May 21, 1971 President Harold B. Lee Temple Dedication: February 9, 1972 Joseph Fielding Smith Location: 220 N. West Temple Drive Provo, Utah Dimensions of Building: 200 feet by 184 feet high with a 118 foot spire on top of the building Exterior Finish: White cast stone, gold-anodized aluminum grilles, bronze glass panels, and single spire finished in gold and anodized aluminum.

Toronto Ontario Temple

Groundbreaking: October 10, 1987

Thomas S. Monson

Cornerstone Laying: August 25, 1990

Gordon B. Hinckley

Temple Dedication: August 25, 1990

Gordon B. Hinckley

Location: 10060 Bramalea Road,

Brampton, Ontario

Dimensions of Building: 154 feet by 218 feet; Moroni

statue is atop tallest spire at 105

feet.

Exterior Finish: White cast stone

Alberta Temple

Groundbreaking: November 9, 1913 Daniel Kent Greene Cornerstone Laying: September 19, 1915 Elder David O. McKay Temple Dedication: August 26, 1923 President Heber J. Grant Location: 348 3rd Street West, Cardeston, Alberta, Canada Dimensions of Building: Originally 100 by 100 feet, height 85 feet Exterior Finish: White granite quarried near Kootenai Lakes in Nelson, British Columbia. Each stone was hand-hewn at the quarry or temple site

Arizona Temple

Groundbreaking: April 25, 1922 Cornerstone Laying: November 12, 1923 Elder Richard R. Lyman of the Council of the Twelve. Temple Dedication: Sunday October 23, 1927 President Heber J. Grant Location: 121 South LeSueur , Mesa, Arizona Dimensions of Building: 128 feet north and south, 184 feet east and west, and 50 feet height above the foundations. Exterior Finish: Concrete reinforced with 130 tons of steel. exterior is faced with a tera-cotta glaze which is egg-shell in color and tile-like finish.

Manti Temple

Groundbreaking: April 25, 1877

President

Cornerstone Laying: April 14, 1879

Lorenzo Snow

Temple Dedication: May 17, 1888

President Wilford Woodruff

Location: Hill above U.S. Highway 89 in

Manti, Utah

Dimensions of Building: 171 feet long, 95 feet wide,

walls 79 feet high, east tower

179 feet high, west tower 169

feet high, building at ground

level 60 feet above highway

below

Exterior Finish: Fine textured, cream colored

oolite limestone obtained from

quarries in hill upon which it is

built.

Hawaii Temple

Groundbreaking: June 1, 1915 President Joseph F. Smith Temple Dedication: November 27, 1919 President Heber J. Grant Rededicated after remodeling, June 13, 1978 by President Spencer W. Kimball Location: On the northeast side of the island Oahu, at 55-630 Lanihuli Place, Laie, Hawaii Dimensions of Building: 102 feet from east to west, 78 feet from north to south, rising to a height of 50 feet above the upper terrace. Very similar “cubical contents” as ancient Temple of Solomon. Exterior Finish: Built of concrete made from the crushed lava rock of the , reinforced with steel, after hardening it is dressed on the exterior by pneumatic stone cutting tools which produced a cream white finish.

Chicago Temple

Groundbreaking: August 13, 1983

Gordon B. Hinckley

Cornerstone Laying: August 9, 1985

Gordon B. Hinckley

Temple Dedication: August 9, 1985

Gordon B. Hinckley

Location: 4151 West Lake Avenue,

Glenview, Illinois

Dimensions of Building: 236 feet long and 78 feet wide,

7 foot tall Moroni statue is atop

tallest spire 112 feet high

Exterior Finish: Gray buff marble, gray slate roof

St. George Temple

Groundbreaking: November 9, 1871 President Brigham Young Cornerstone Laying: April 1, 1874 President Brigham Young Temple Dedication: April 6, 1877 Daniel H. Wells. Rededicated after remodeling November 11, 1975 by President Spencer W. Kimball Location: 200 East 400 South St. George, Utah Total Floor Area: 56,062 square feet in original building. 110,000 square feet after remodeling Dimensions of Building: Outside measurements of temple proper are 142 feet long by 96 feet wide. To the top of the buttresses, the height is 80 feet, and to the top of the vane, 175 feet. Exterior Finish: Native red sandstone quarried north of the city was used for the temple which was then plastered white.

Ogden Temple

Groundbreaking: September 8, 1969 President Hugh B. Brown Cornerstone Laying: September 7, 1970 President N. Eldon Tanner Temple Dedication: January 18, 1972 President Joseph Fielding Smith Location: Ogden , 350 nd 22 Street Ogden, Utah Dimensions of Building: 200 feet by 184 feet; tower 180 feet above ground level Exterior Finish: White cast stone with a fluted appearance, gold-anodized aluminum grillwork and tower, gold directional glass windows

Jordan River Temple

Groundbreaking: June 6, 1979

President Spencer W. Kimball

Temple Dedication: November 16, 1981

Marion G. Romney

Cornerstone Laying: August 15, 1981

Marion G. Romney

Location: 10200 South 1300 West

South Jordan, Utah

Dimensions of Building: Ground floor 21 feet wide, 218

feet deep upper levels, 166 feet

wide and 140 feet deep. Height

58 feet above ground with

central tower and bronze figure

of the reaching

199 feet.

Exterior Finish: Faced with white cast stone of

white marble chips. Stained

glass windows adorn each of

four facades and the tower.

Atlanta Temple

Groundbreaking: March 7, 1981 President Spencer W. Kimball Cornerstone Laying: June 1, 1983 Gordon B. Hinckley Temple Dedication: June 1, 1983 Gordon B. Hinckley Location: 6450 Barfield Road, , Georgia Dimensions of Building: 187 feet by 166 feet Exterior Finish: Precast stone walls,built-up roof

Washington Temple

Groundbreaking: December 7, 1968 President Hugh B. Brown Cornerstone Laying: September 9, 1974 President Spencer W. Kimball Temple Dedication: November 19, 1974 President Spencer W. Kimball Location: 9900 Stoneybrook Drive, Kensington, Maryland Dimensions of Building: 248 feet long, 136 feet wide, not including annex or bridge to temple proper. Statue of Angel Moroni on highest spire 288 feet above ground. Exterior Finish: Reinforced concrete sheathed in 173,000 square feet of white marble

Los Angeles Temple

Groundbreaking: September 22, 1951 President David O. McKay Cornerstone Laying: December 11, 1953 Stephen L. Richards Temple Dedication: March 11, 1956 President David O. McKay Location: 10777 Santa Monica Boulevard , California Dimensions of Building: 364 feet wide, 241 feet deep, overall height of building tower is 257 feet 1 ½ inches Exterior Finish: Built of reinforced concrete and structural steel, building is fireproof and quake resistant. Exterior covered with 146,000 square feet of Mo-Sai stone facing

Boise Idaho Temple

Groundbreaking: December 18, 1982 Mark E. Petersen Cornerstone Laying: May 25, 1984 Gordon B. Hinckley Temple Dedication: May 25, 1984 Gordon B. Hinckley Location: 1211 South Cole Road Boise, Idaho Dimensions of Building: 236 feet by 78 feet Exterior Finish: Temple is faced with light colored marble and has a slate roof

Portland Oregon Temple

Groundbreaking: September 20, 1986 Gordon B. Hinckley Cornerstone Laying: August 19, 1989 Gordon B. Hinckley Temple Dedication: August 19, 1989 Gordon B. Hinckley Location: 13600 S. W. Kruse Oaks Blvd. Lake Oswego, Oregon Dimensions of Building: 270 feet long by 180 feet wide Exterior Finish: White marble walls, slate roof