Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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The neoclassical Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple rises to a height of 208 feet in Center City Philadelphia along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. It is located at the northeast corner of Logan Square across from the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. A distribution center operates in the services building north of the temple, and a meetinghouse to the west houses a visitors' center, family history center, Family Services office, an Employment Resource Service Center, and a residence for the temple president and matron. Ample parking is available underground. The temple is surrounded by a landscaped plaza featuring a reflecting pool and gorgeous gardens that are open to the public. Learn about the acquisition of the temple site.
Temple Facts
The Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple was the first temple built in the state of Pennsylvania and the fourth built in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
B. Jeffrey Stebar of the Atlanta office of Perkins+Will was selected as the lead architect for the Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple project while serving as a counselor in the stake presidency of the Fayetteville Georgia Stake.
Note: The above descriptive information came from the place's home page.
In The News
- Mormons dedicate temple in the cradle of American democracy: Philadelphia, Salt Lake Tribune, September 18, 2016.
- Public gets a rare chance to see Philadelphia's new Mormon Temple before its dedication, WHYY, August 30, 2016.
- Why you'll see Vai Sikahema at the big new Mormon Temple, Philadelphia Daily News, August 27, 2016.
- Pennsylvania's First Mormon Temple Comes To Ben Franklin Parkway, CBS-3, June 24, 2016.
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