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Salt Lake Temple
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: JC Ramos (jramos)
(389) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2003-10-11 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Camera: Canon PowerShot S30 |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/320 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-04-28 18:25 |
| Viewed: 333 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Location: 50 N West Temple St, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Site: 10 acres selected July 28, 1847, by Brigham Young.
Exterior Finish: Quartz monzonite (similar to granite) quarried from Little Cottonwood Canyon 20 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
Temple Design: Six-spire design suggestive of Gothic and other classical styles but unique, distinctive, and symbolic.
Number of Rooms: Twelve sealing rooms and four progressive-style ordinance rooms (for live acting).
Total Floor Area: 253,015 square feet.
ANNOUNCEMENT: 28 July 1847
SITE DEDICATION: 14 February 1853, by Heber C. Kimball
GROUNDBREAKING: 14 February 1853, by Brigham Young
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE: 5 April 1893
DEDICATION: 6–24 April 1893, by Wilford Woodruff |
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- nonna
(446) - [2006-05-05 0:53]
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I love the composition and POV that you've created with this shot. The temple on a slight angle, reaching upwards toward the clear blue sky and the glow of the sun radiating out from behind the bottom-left spire....very nice details!