Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple
| Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 East and south facades in July 2016 |
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| Number | 152 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 18 September 2016 by Henry B. Eyring |
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| Site | 1.6 acres (0.6 hectares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 61,466 sq ft (5,710 m2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sapporo Japan Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Fort Collins Colorado Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 39°57′32.17″N 75°10′5.07″W / 39.9589361°N 75.1680750°W
The Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia. Completed in 2016, the intent to construct the temple was announced on October 4, 2008, during the church's 178th Semiannual General Conference by LDS Church president Thomas S. Monson. The temple is the church's first in the state of Pennsylvania, and the first temple between Washington, D.C. and New York City.
On November 19, 2009, the church announced that the temple would be built on Vine Street in downtown Philadelphia, directly northeast of Logan Circle. This location places the 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.
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