Item Details
The Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
| Format | Postcard |
|---|---|
| Description | 2 pages |
| Language | English |
| City, State | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Denomination | Mormon Church |
| Subject | Fine Arts |
| Notes | The temple was commenced April 6, 1853 and completed April 6, 1893, at a cost of approximately $4,000,000. It is 186 1/2 feet long by 99 feet wide. The foundation or footing walls are 16 feet thick and 8 feet deep. The basement walls are 9 feet thick and the upper walls 6 feet thick. The side walls are 1071/2 feet high. East center towers, 210 feet high, surmounted by a hammered copper statue of the Angel Moroni, 12 1/2 feet high gilded with pure gold leaf. |
| Collection | James R. Tanis Collection of Church Postcards |
| Contributor | Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Rights |  Copyright Not EvaluatedDigitized collections are made accessible for purposes of education and research.
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