Nauvoo Illinois Temple

Nauvoo Illinois Temple
Number	113
Dedication	June 27, 2002, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
Floor area	54,000 sq ft (5,000 m2)
Height	162 ft (49 m)
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Church chronology
← Asunción Paraguay Temple Nauvoo Illinois Temple → The Hague Netherlands Temple
Additional information
Announced	April 4, 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking	October 24, 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Open house	May 6 – June 22, 2002
Current president	Chris Vernon Church
Designed by	FFKR Architecture[1] based on design by William Weeks
Location	Nauvoo, Illinois, U.S.
Geographic coordinates	40°33′01.5″N 91°23′04.4″W / 40.550417°N 91.384556°W / 40.550417; -91.384556
Exterior finish	Limestone block quarried in Russellville, Alabama
Temple design	Greek revival
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	4 (four-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	6
Clothing rental	Yes
Visitors' center	Yes
Notes	Built on the site of the Nauvoo Temple and dedicated on the 158th anniversary of the death of Joseph Smith, the exterior is an almost exact reconstruction of the original temple. Primary difference is weather-vane has been replaced with a statue of Moroni. However, the interior has 4 progressive ordinance rooms with murals like those in the early Utah temples leading to the celestial room and 6 sealing rooms.
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The Nauvoo Illinois Temple is the 113th dedicated temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The intent to build the temple was announced on April 4, 1999, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley during general conference.^[2] It is the third temple built in Illinois (after the original Nauvoo and Chicago Illinois temples).^[3]

The temple has an attached end tower with a statue of the angel Moroni.^[4] This temple’s architecture was designed to replicate the original Nauvoo Temple, which was designed by Joseph Smith.^[3] A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on October 24, 1999, and was conducted Hinckley.^[3]