Nauvoo Illinois Temple | ||||
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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) | |||
Official website • News & images | ||||
Church chronology | ||||
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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 | |||
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]