Dedicated in 1964, the Oakland, California temple stretches 170-feet high with a reinforced concrete and California white marble exterior, has a 95,000-square-foot floor area, and sits on 18.3 acres. The north and south side of the exterior feature 35-foot sculpted panels depicting holy scenes of Jesus.
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Dedicated in 2002, the 54,000-square-foot Nauvoo, Illinois temple’s exterior consists of limestone block from Russellville, Alabama. It is a reconstruction of an earlier temple destroyed by fire in 1848.
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Dedicated in 1974, the exterior of the 160,000-square-foot Washington, D.C. temple consists of reinforced concrete and Alabama white marble. The temple sits on a 52-acre site, and its seven floors represent the six days of God’s creation and the seventh day of rest.
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Dedicated in 1893, the massive 253,000-square-foot Salt Lake City temple is the Church's largest and took 40 years to build. Its exterior consists of quartz monzonite, and the walls are nine feet thick at its base and six feet thick at their highest point.
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Dedicated in 1875, the 100,373-square-foot Manti, Utah temple sits on 27 acres and has an exterior of oolite limestone from quarries on the same hill it is perched on, known as "Temple Hill."
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Dedicated in 2012, the 32,000-square-foot Kansas City, Missouri temple sits on 8 acres, and its exterior is made of precast concrete.
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Dedicated in 1993, the tall double towers of the 72,000-square-foot San Diego, California temple are connected at the center by a star-shaped atrium containing a garden.
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The 57,504-square-foot Rexburg, Idaho temple is adjacent to the Church-owned Brigham Young University. Dedicated in 2008, the temple features wood from Africa and stone and tile from Israel. Its exterior consists of precast concrete panels with a white quartz finish and a water-proofing compound that helps keep dust off the white temple.
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Dedicated in 1923, the 88,562-square-foot Cardston, Alberta temple is one of only three temples built without towers or spires, with an exterior of British Columbia white granite and precast granite.
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Dedicated in 2010, the 22,184-square-foot Kyiv, Ukraine temple has an exterior of Amarelo Macieira granite with quartzite crystals that reflect sunlight.
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Dedicated this year, the Gilbert, Arizona temple has a total floor area of 85,326 feet and sits on 15 acres.
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