Porto Alegre Brazil Temple

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Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
Templo de porto alegre.jpg
Number102 edit data
Dedicated17 December 2000 (17 December 2000) by
Gordon B. Hinckley
Site2 acres (0.8 hectares)
Floor area10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height71 ft (22 m)
Preceded by Recife Brazil Temple
Followed by Montevideo Uruguay Temple
Official website News & images
Additional information
Announced30 September 1997
Groundbreaking2 May 1998 by
James E. Faust
Open House29 December 2000
Designed byAndre Belo de Faria and Church A&E Services
LocationRua General Salvador Pinheiro, 50
Vila Jardim
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
Exterior finishCotton-white granite from Ceara State of Brazil
Temple designClassic modern, single-spire design
Ordinance rooms2 (Movie, two-stage progressive sessions)
Sealing rooms2
Clothing rentalNo
CafeteriaNo
Visitors' centerNo

Coordinates: 30°2′2.569200″S51°9′28.32480″W / 30.03404700000°S 51.1578680000°W / -30.03404700000; -51.1578680000

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The Porto Alegre Brazil Temple is the 102nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

The Porto Alegre Temple overlooks the city from the east toward a large river and port for which the city is named. It has an exterior of white granite and a single spire topped with a statue of the angel Moroni. The temple has a total of 10,700 square feet (990 m2), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

History

Temple construction began on May 2, 1998. The temple was dedicated by LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley on December 17, 2000. The temple sits on a hill in Porto Alegre's Vila Jardim district.

The Porto Alegre Temple was the last temple of the LDS Church to be dedicated in the 20th century.

In 2020, the Porto Alegre Brazil Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the coronavirus pandemic. [1]

See also

Temples in Brazil

Red = Operating
Blue = Under construction
Yellow = Announced
Black = Closed for renovations

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References

  1. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.