Washington D.C. Temple
The Washington D.C. Temple (formerly the Washington Temple) is the 18th constructed and 16th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is located in Kensington, Maryland, United States, just north of Washington, D.C., near the Capital Beltway. The temple was dedicated in 1974 after an open house that attracted over 750,000 people, including several international dignitaries. The temple was the first temple built by the church east of the Mississippi River since 1846, when the original Nauvoo Temple was dedicated.
| Washington D.C. Temple | ||||
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| Number | 16 | |||
| Dedication | November 19, 1974, by Spencer W. Kimball | |||
| Site | 52 acres (21 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 156,558 sq ft (14,544.7 m2) | |||
| Height | 288 ft (88 m) | |||
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| Announced | November 15, 1968, by David O. McKay | |||
| Groundbreaking | December 7, 1968, by Hugh B. Brown | |||
| Open house | September 17 – November 2, 1974. April 28, 2022 - June 11, 2022. | |||
| Rededicated | August 14, 2022, by Russell M. Nelson | |||
| Designed by | Fred L. Markham, Harold K. Beecher, Henry P. Fetzer, and Keith W. Wilcox | |||
| Location | Kensington, Maryland, U.S. | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 39°0′50.68440″N 77°3′56.24639″W | |||
| Exterior finish | Reinforced concrete sheathed in Alabama white marble | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 6 (stationary) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 14 | |||
| Clothing rental | Yes | |||
| Visitors' center | Yes | |||
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Built at a cost of about $15 million in 1968, the temple is the church's tallest; its easternmost spire is 288 feet (88 m) tall. Its floor area of 160,000 square feet (15,000 m2) is the third-largest among church temples. Its design emulates the Salt Lake Temple with six spires, three on each end, and the building is encased in white Alabama marble.