Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple
Under Construction
Number	TBD
Announcement	4 October 2008
Groundbreaking	17 September 2011 by Henry B. Eyring
Site	1.6 acres (0.6 hectares)
Floor area	53,000 sq ft (4,900 m2)
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Additional information Location 1739 Vine St Philadelphia, PA 19103 Notes Announced at the 178th Semiannual General Conference.[1]

Coordinates: 39°57′32.17″N 75°10′5.07″W / 39.9589361°N 75.1680750°W / 39.9589361; -75.1680750

The Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) under construction in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia. The announcement of the temple was made on October 4, 2008 during the church's 178th Semiannual General Conference by church president Thomas S. Monson.^[2] The temple will be the first in the state of Pennsylvania.

On November 19, 2009, the church announced that the temple would be built on Vine Street in downtown Philadelphia, directly northeast of Logan Circle.^[3][4][5] This location puts the planned temple in the immediate vicinity of several prominent Philadelphia landmarks, and immediately across the street from the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, head church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Ground was broken for the temple on 17 September 2011. Local community leaders were present for the ceremonies which were presided over by Henry B. Eyring, First Counselor in the church's First Presidency.^[6][7][8][9] As of July 2012 no significant work had begun on the temple as a contractor to remove the existing parking lot and start the below ground excavation for the two level parking garage had not been found.^[10] In November 2012 the Philadelphia Art Commission granted final approval for the temple design, despite some members feeling the building was too similar to other buildings in the vicinity in its appearance.^[11] By February 2013, most of the parking lot on the temple site had been removed. By May 2013, the underground digging for the building of the temple had been completed.^{[citation needed]}

The temple architect is B. Jeffrey Stebar of the Atlanta office of Perkins+Will, a Latter-day Saint who has served as a bishop and currently serves in an LDS stake presidency.^[12]

See also

• Comparison 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
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pennsylvania

References

External links

• Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple at LDS.org (Official)
• Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple at LDSChurchTemples.com

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