User:Jmjosh90/sandbox/Los Angeles Temple
Los Angeles California Temple | ||||
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Number | 10 | |||
Dedication | March 11, 1956, by David O. McKay | |||
Site | 13 acres (5.3 ha) | |||
Floor area | 190,614 sq ft (17,708.6 m2) | |||
Height | 257 ft (78 m) | |||
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Announced | March 6, 1937, by Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |||
Geographic coordinates | 34°3′10.1″N 118°26′2.1″W / 34.052806°N 118.433917°W | |||
Exterior finish | Mo-Sai stone facing | |||
Temple design | Modern, single-tower design | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 4 (four-stage progressive) | |||
Sealing rooms | 10 | |||
Clothing rental | Yes | |||
Visitors' center | Yes | |||
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The Los Angeles California Temple (formerly the Los Angeles Temple), the tenth operating and the second-largest temple operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), is on Santa Monica Boulevard in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, California, United States.
When it was dedicated in 1956, it was the largest of the church's temples, though it has since been surpassed by the
History
The Los Angeles Temple was announced on March 23, 1937, by
This was the first temple with an
The Los Angeles California Temple was closed for renovations in late November 2005, with reopening originally scheduled for May 2006, but eventually delayed until July 11, 2006. The renovation also included a seismic overhaul and a complete redesign and reconstruction of the baptistry, which had long been plagued by mold due to poor ventilation. In 2012 a fire damaged an adjacent building under-construction that was to house the mission president.[3]
In 2020, the Los Angeles California Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[4]
Art and statuary
Angel Moroni statue
The Angel Moroni statue was sculpted by Millard F. Malin
Family group statue
In 1961, Millard F. Malin created a statue of a family group for the temple was placed in front of the entrance of the temple. The statue was begun in 1956 with clay and then cast in bronze at the Roman Bronze Works in New York. The statue was moved in 1972 to directly across the street from the visitors center.[5]
Women's sculpture garden
Setting
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Los_Angeles_California_Temple_Night.jpg/220px-Los_Angeles_California_Temple_Night.jpg)
Located at 10777 W. Santa Monica Boulevard in the
While not as regionally prominent as the temples in
The remaining land of the million-square-foot lot, along Manning Avenue, was subdivided for residential lots, the sale of which considerably offset the expense of constructing the temple.[6] Along with the Bern Switzerland Temple, dedicated a few months before, these were the church's first temples built outside of an LDS Church-dominated area. The Los Angeles Temple was the first temple explicitly designed for automobile accessibility: with its parking facilities being larger than those of any temple built previously and with no direct pedestrian connection between the front doors and Santa Monica Boulevard.
Architecture
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Los_Angeles_Temple_1.jpg/220px-Los_Angeles_Temple_1.jpg)
The temple's architecture is generally
The rooms include a
Public reception
Backlash from Proposition 8
The temple was surrounded by gay-rights activists protesting the passing of 2008 California Proposition 8 from November 6-9, 2008.[9][10] The protest began November 12, 2008 at approximately 6 pm on the west side of the temple.[11] Police estimated that the protest was 2,500 people large. Protestors did not take out a permit or approve a march route with the beforehand with the city; however protestors received permission to march in the street.[11][12]
The protests continued the following day with a rally that began at 2 pm.[13] Protestors screamed "bigots" and "shame on you" at 6 men standing directly behind the temple's gates.[10] The temple grounds were vandalized by protestors.[14] During the protests, a group of non-LDS hispanic women were attacked and beaten attempting to remove critical signs from the temple grounds.[14] Another violent confrontatin occurerd when marchers surrounded a pickup truck with pro-proposition 8 paraphanelia.[12]