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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.
Washington D.C. Temple. The Washington D.C. Temple (16), located in Kensington, Maryland, was the first temple built on the east coast of the United States. It was built with a modern six-spire design, with the three towers to the east representing the Melchizedek Priesthood leadership, and the three towers to the west representing the Aaronic ...
On November 19, 1974, the Washington D.C. Temple was dedicated by church president Spencer W. Kimball. Despite its name, the temple is not located within the District of Columbia; it is located in Kensington, Maryland , approximately three miles north of the city limits.
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The walls are quartz monzonite (which has the appearance of granite) from Little Cottonwood Canyon, located twenty miles (thirty-two kilometres) southeast of the temple. It is the largest temple in the church, featuring a large underground area. The walls of the Temple are nine feet thick at the base and six feet thick at the top.
Temple District Annapolis Maryland 12 Jun 1983 Washington DC North Washington D.C. Baltimore Maryland 8 Dec 1974 Maryland Baltimore Washington D.C. Clarksburg West Virginia* 6 May 1979 West Virginia Charleston Washington D.C. Columbia Maryland 10 Nov 1991 Maryland Baltimore Washington D.C. Dover Delaware* 15 Apr 2012 Pennsylvania Philadelphia
The interior of an LDS Temple, however, looks nothing like a traditional Christian house of worship. Inside the Tallahassee Florida Temple, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.
Washington saw many members move to the state after the completion of the Grand Coulee Dam and during World War II to work in defense industries. [5] The first branch in Washington was created at Tacoma near the end of 1899, with its first stake being created at Seattle in 1938. [5] Washington's first temple was built in Bellevue in 1980.