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Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) are buildings dedicated to be a House of the Lord. They are considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. When construction is completed, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time (an "open house").
Church members consider temples to be the most sacred structures on earth. The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating and 9 previously-dedicated, but closed for renovation [ 1 ] ), 3 scheduled for dedication , 51 under construction , 2 scheduled for groundbreaking , [ 2 ] and 112 others ...
Temples are considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating and 9 previously-dedicated, but closed for renovation [ 1 ] ), 3 scheduled for dedication , 51 under construction , 2 scheduled for groundbreaking , [ 2 ] and ...
In the LDS Church, a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord and considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time (an "open house"), and then each is dedicated as a "House of the Lord," after which only members with a ...
They notably do not feature the angel Moroni statue that is featured atop most LDS temples. Three additional temples (which were built in the 2010s and 2020s), also do not feature a spire, though are not meant to replicate Solomon's Temple. These are the Meridian Idaho, Paris France Temple, and Lima Peru Los Olivos temples.
The temple has four progressive-style ordinance rooms and eight sealing rooms, the final ordinance room being in the French Baroque style. [12] The total floor area is 100,373 sq ft (9,325 m 2). The ordinance rooms feature painted murals. the Creation Room mural is the oldest mural in any LDS temple.
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating and 9 previously-dedicated, but closed for renovation [2]), 3 scheduled for dedication, 51 under construction, 2 scheduled for groundbreaking, [3] and 112 others announced (not yet under construction). [4]
The Washington D.C. Temple (originally known as the Washington Temple, until 1999), is the 16th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Located in Kensington, Maryland, just north of Washington, D.C., and near the Capital Beltway, it was the first temple built by the church east of the Mississippi River since the original Nauvoo Temple was completed in 1846.