San Diego California Temple

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San Diego California Temple

Number	45	edit data
Announcement	1984-04-07
Groundbreaking	1988-02-27 by Ezra Taft Benson
Open House	20 February — 3 April 1993
Dedication	1993-04-25 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Designed by	William S. Lewis, Jr.
Location	7474 Charmant Drive San Diego, California United States
Phone number	858-622-0991
Site	7.2 acres (2.9 hectares)
Total floor area	72,000 ft² (6,689 m²)
Height	190 ft (58 m)
Exterior finish	Marble chips in plaster
Temple design	Modern, two-tower
Ordinance rooms	4 with movie sessions
Sealing rooms	8
Clothing rental	Yes
Cafeteria	Full services
Visitors' center	Mormon Battalion
Preceded by	Toronto Ontario Temple
Followed by	Orlando Florida Temple
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The San Diego California Temple is the 47th constructed and 45th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in the La Jolla district of San Diego, it was built with two main spires, but unique to this temple are four smaller spires at the base of each main spire. The East spire is topped with the familiar angel Moroni which adornes most LDS temples.

The exterior finish is marble chips in plaster giving the building an almost other worldly white glow. Just off Interstate 5, the temple is a major landmark when traveling the highway toward or away from San Diego. The temple is brightly illuminated making it even more striking at night.

The San Diego Temple was announced on April 7, 1984, and dedicated on April 30, 1993 by Gordon B. Hinckley. The temple was built on a 7.2 acre plot, has 4 ordinance rooms and 8 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 72,000 square feet.

Although there is no visitors' center, the church does maintain the Mormon Battalion Historic Site in Old Town, San Diego.

1 Additional images
2 Latter-day Saint temples in California
3 See also
4 External links

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Full side profile	The East spire	The stained glass wall of the East spire	The stained glass wall of the West spire
The East spire	The East spire at dusk	San Diego Temple	Another view of the temple
Looking up toward the statue of the angel Moroni