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[194] [195] In 1991 Catholicos Vazgen I described the cathedral as "our Solomon's Temple." [196] The cathedral complex has been called "Armenian Vatican" as it is a major pilgrimage site for Armenians worldwide. [197] [198] Since the cathedral has been so important to the development of Armenians' sense of identity, a pilgrimage to Etchmiadzin ...
The Los Angeles Temple was announced on March 23, 1937, by church president Heber J. Grant, when the church purchased 24.23 acres (98,000 m 2) from the Harold Lloyd Motion Picture Company. Construction was to begin soon thereafter, but financial difficulties relating to the Great Depression and World War II delayed its construction.
According to the 5th-century Armenian annals, Saint Gregory had a vision of Christ descending from heaven and striking the earth with a golden hammer to show where the cathedral should be built. Hence, the patriarch gave the church and the city the new name of Echmiadzin, which may be translated as "the place where the Only Begotten descended".
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), ... Los Angeles California Temple: edit: Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 11, 1956 190,614 sq ft
Second of two historically all-black segregated fire stations in Los Angeles; part of the African Americans in Los Angeles MPS 92: Fire Station No. 23: Fire Station No. 23: June 9, 1980 : 225 E. 5th St. Downtown Los Angeles
Hope is a rare commodity on the struggling and hardened streets of downtown Los Angeles, and since 1910, Third Church of Christ, Scientist has extended this promise to passersby without interruption.
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The current structure was completed in 618 AD. It is known for its fine Armenian-style architecture of the classical period, which has influenced many other Armenian churches since. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other nearby churches, including Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Armenia's mother church, in 2000.