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Salt Lake Temple


Salt Lake Temple
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Copyright: JC Ramos (jramos) Silver Note Writer [C: 7 W: 1 N: 78] (389)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-10-11
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon PowerShot S30
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/320 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-28 18:25
Viewed: 333
Points: 2
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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 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 92 W: 29 N: 66] (446)
  • [2006-05-05 0:53]

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!

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