Detroit Michigan Temple
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| Number | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 23 October 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Site | 3.1 acres (1.3 hectares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Columbia South Carolina Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Halifax Nova Scotia Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 42°33′58.55759″N 83°13′47.93880″W / 42.5662659972°N 83.2299830000°W The Detroit Michigan Temple is the 63rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
The Detroit Michigan Temple is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Ground was broken on October 10, 1998. During the temple open house about 28,000 people toured the temple, seeing the beautiful architecture and furnishings as well as learning about the purpose of LDS temples.
Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Detroit Michigan Temple on October 23, 1999. The Detroit Michigan Temple features a classic modern single spire design constructed with Imperial Danby White marble quarried in Vermont. It has a total floor area of 10,700 square feet (990 m2), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
The temple serves church members in the lower peninsula of Michigan, north-west Ohio and the London Ontario Stake, which includes the border towns of Sarnia and Windsor in Ontario. Sault St. Marie, Michigan and the eastern third of the Upper Peninsula is also in the temple district. South-west Michigan around Benton Harbor, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Niles is currently assigned to the Chicago Illinois Temple.
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