Johannesburg South Africa Temple

Johannesburg South Africa Temple
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Number36
Dedication24 August 1985, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site1 acre (0.40 ha)
Floor area19,184 sq ft (1,782.3 m2)
Height112 ft (34 m)
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Additional information
Announced1 April 1981, by Spencer W. Kimball
Groundbreaking27 November 1982, by Marvin J. Ashton
Open house20 July – 10 August 1985
Designed byChurch A&E Services and Halford & Halford
LocationJohannesburg, South Africa
Geographic coordinates26°10′40.98359″S 28°2′21.10199″E / 26.1780509972°S 28.0391949972°E / -26.1780509972; 28.0391949972
Exterior finishMasonry exterior
Temple designModern adaptation of six-spire design
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms4 (stationary)
Sealing rooms3
Clothing rentalYes
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The Johannesburg South Africa Temple is the 36th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

History

In April 1981, LDS Church leaders announced the building of a temple in Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa. Groundbreaking took place on 27 November 1982. Once the site of estates built by nineteenth-century mining magnates and financiers, the area around the temple now features hospitals, office buildings, and schools, many of which are housed in mansions from the Victorian era.[1]

The temple is visible from many parts of the city with its six spires reaching into the sky. The edges of the building are finished with tiered layers of face brick.[2] A gray slate roof and indigenous quartzite for the temple's perimeter walls and entrance archways are designed to fit in with the historic buildings nearby.[1]

Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the temple on 24 August 1985.[3] Although additional temples have been announced in Durban, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Johannesburg temple currently serves church members from the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Madagascar, Botswana

The temple has a total floor area of 19,184 square feet (1,782.3 m2), four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.

In 2020, the Johannesburg South Africa Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[4]

See also

Johannesburg South Africa Temple is located in South Africa
Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Durban
Cape Town
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Temples in South Africa
Red = Operating
Blue = Under Construction
Yellow = announced
Black = Closed for Renovations

References

  1. ^ a b Hawkins, Chad (2001). The First 100 Temples, page 100[full citation needed]
  2. ^ Davie, Lucille (July 2004). The Church Commissioned by God. Johannesburg News Agency.
  3. ^ "A complete list of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints", Deseret News, 15 December 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.