Edmonton Alberta Temple | ||||
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Number | 67 | |||
Dedication | December 11, 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Site | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | |||
Floor area | 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) | |||
Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||
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Additional information | ||||
Announced | August 11, 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Groundbreaking | February 27, 1999, by Yoshihiko Kikuchi | |||
Open house | December 3–7, 1999 | |||
Current president | Ronald Joseph Peterson | |||
Designed by | Robert Bennett and Church A&E Services | |||
Location | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||
Geographic coordinates | 53°29′22.53479″N 113°34′13.93679″W / 53.4895929972°N 113.5705379972°W | |||
Exterior finish | Light gray granite veneer quarried in Quebec | |||
Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
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The Edmonton Alberta Temple is the 67th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The temple was the second to be built in Alberta; the first was built in Cardston in 1923. The temple serves about 15,700 members in the area. The exterior of the temple is white granite and has a single spire topped by a statue of the angel Moroni.