Salt Lake Temple | ||||
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Closed for renovation | ||||
Number | 4 | |||
Dedication | April 6, 1893, by Wilford Woodruff | |||
Site | 10 acres (4.0 ha) | |||
Floor area | 382,207 sq ft (35,508.2 m2) | |||
Height | 222 ft (68 m) | |||
Official website • News & images | ||||
Church chronology | ||||
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Additional information | ||||
Announced | July 28, 1847, by Brigham Young | |||
Groundbreaking | February 14, 1853, by Brigham Young | |||
Open house | April 5, 1893 | |||
Designed by | Truman O. Angell | |||
Location | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | |||
Geographic coordinates | 40°46′14″N 111°53′31″W / 40.77056°N 111.89194°W | |||
Exterior finish | Quartz monzonite | |||
Temple design | Gothic, 6-spire | |||
Baptistries | 2 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 5 (stationary) | |||
Sealing rooms | 22 | |||
Clothing rental | Available | |||
Visitors' center | Yes | |||
Notes | The Salt Lake temple was dedicated in 31 sessions held between April 6 and 24, 1893. | |||
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The Salt Lake Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. At 253,015 square feet (23,505.9 m2), it is the largest Latter-day Saint temple by floor area. Dedicated in 1893, it is the sixth temple completed by the church, requiring 40 years to complete, and the fourth temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1846.[2] The temple was closed in December 2019 for a general remodelling and seismic renovations, which were initially estimated to take approximately four years.[3] Subsequent updates[4][5] extended the estimated completion to 2026, for a total renovation timeline lasting an anticipated six or seven years.