travel north america united states utah salt lake city temple square


Temple Square is a 10-acre complex in central Salt Lake City owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The square includes the Salt Lake Temple, the Salt Lake Tabernacle, Salt Lake Assembly Hall, the Seagull Monument, and two visitor's centers.
It was made a National Historic Landmark District in 1964.
It is a beautifully maintained and landscaped site often crowded with visitors and LDS members from around the world.

LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S PAGE ON TEMPLE SQUARE

TRAVEL: 2018


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North entrance to Temple Square across from the LDS Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.



The central path leading toward the LDS Conference Center, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.



Salt Lake Tabernacle seating 3,500, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.
ARCHITECTS: HENRY GROW (1864) and TRUMAN O. ANGELL (1875 addition)
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S PAGE ON THE SALT LAKE TABERNACLE



Assembly Hall, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.
ARCHITECT: OBED TAYLOR (1882)
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S PAGE ON THE ASSEMBLY HALL



Seagull Monument, "Miracle of the Gulls," Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.
The monument is dedicated to the birds that are said to have saved the crops from a plague of Mormon crickets in 1848.
SCULPTOR: MAHONRI M. YOUNG (1913)
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S PAGE ON THE SEAGULL MONUMENT



Statues depicting the "Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood" and "Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood," Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.



Philosophical statements on Law, Government, Liberty, and The Way, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.



Map diagram of Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.




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