Bogotá Colombia Temple
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The Bogotá Colombia Temple is the 57th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Fifteen years passed from the time the announcement of the Bogotá Colombia Temple in 1984 to its dedication in 1999. The temple was dedicated 24 April 1999, by President Hinckley.
The Bogotá Colombia Temple is ten miles from downtown Bogotá, in the Niza section. The building features tall stained glass windows and silver-gray Brazilian granite on the exterior. It also has marble finishes and motifs reminiscent of ancient Incan designs. The temple grounds are landscaped with plants and flowers that are native to Colombia, such as flowering eucalyptus trees. The Bogotá Colombia Temple has a total of 53,500 square feet, four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.
[edit] Latter-day Saint temples in South America
- Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
- Cochabamba Bolivia Temple
- Campinas Brazil Temple
- Curitiba Brazil Temple (under construction)
- Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
- Recife Brazil Temple
- São Paulo Brazil Temple
- Santiago Chile Temple
- Bogotá Colombia Temple
- Guayaquil Ecuador Temple
- Asunción Paraguay Temple
- Lima Peru Temple
- Montevideo Uruguay Temple
- Caracas Venezuela Temple
[edit] See also
- Temple (Mormonism)
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
[edit] External links
- Official LDS Bogotá Colombia Temple page
- Bogotá Colombia Temple page
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Official Site
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Visitors Site
- Mormon Temples - Lightplanet
- Mormon Temples and Secrecy
