Newport Beach California Temple
| Newport Beach California Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 28 August 2005 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site | 8.8 acres (3.6 hectares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 17,800 sq ft (1,650 m2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 90 ft (27 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Aba Nigeria Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Sacramento California Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official website • News & images | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 33°37′46.0″N 117°50′56.0″W / 33.629444°N 117.848889°W The Newport Beach California Temple is the 122nd temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The temple was announced on April 21, 2001 and dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley on August 28, 2005. At the time of its dedication, it was the sixth operating temple in California. Prior to the dedication, 175,000 people attended an open house to tour the building. The open house was disrupted by a small group of protesters who carried signs reading "Mormon Lies Found Here" and "Jesus Warned Against False Prophets" and urged people not to enter. The temple was built to serve the 50,000 Latter-day Saints in Orange County at the time.
Similar to the Redlands California Temple, it uses interior and exterior architectural themes consistent with what was used in the Spanish missions of the early Western US and Mexico. The interior includes murals of the California coast.
In response to opposition from residents of the surrounding community, the LDS Church made several modifications to the original design. The exterior was changed from white marble or granite to a more pink granite, considered more appropriate for Orange County. The steeple was lowered from 124 feet (38 m) to 90 feet (27 m), and the exterior lighting is turned off each night at 11 o'clock (unlike most temples, which are lit throughout the night).
...
Wikipedia