Frankfurt Germany Temple
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Temple (LDS Church)
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and they are considered by Church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in the city of Friedrichsdorf
Friedrichsdorf
Friedrichsdorf is a town of the Hochtaunuskreis, some north of Frankfurt am Main in Hesse, Germany.-Location: Friedrichsdorf is located in the Taunus area, ranking third among the Hochtaunuskreis boroughs after Bad Homburg vor der Höhe and Oberursel...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, it was built with the same general architecture as the six-spire design used in the Boise
Boise Idaho Temple
The Boise Idaho Temple is the 29th constructed and 27th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in the city of Boise, Idaho it was built with a sloping roof & six-spire design. The temple will close on 11 July 2011 for extensive renovations.Mormon leaders...
, Chicago
Chicago Illinois Temple
The Chicago Illinois Temple is the thirty-fifth temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the second of three church temples that have been built in Illinois...
, and Dallas
Dallas Texas Temple
The Dallas Texas Temple is the 30th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . It serves nearly 50,000 members in North Texas, and parts of Louisiana.-Construction and Dedication:...
temples, but it was only given a single-spire.
The Frankfurt Germany Temple was announced on April 1, 1981, and originally dedicated on August 28, 1987 by Ezra Taft Benson
Ezra Taft Benson
Ezra Taft Benson was the thirteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985 until his death and was United States Secretary of Agriculture for both terms of the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.-Biography:Born on a farm in Whitney, Idaho, Benson was the oldest of...
. The temple was built on a 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) plot, has 4 ordinance rooms and 5 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 24170 square feet (2,245.5 m²). A previous German temple was dedicated in Freiberg, Germany
Freiberg Germany Temple
The Freiberg Germany Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany...
in June 1985, while it was still part of the then German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic
The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
.
After the reunification of Germany
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
on October 3, 1990, Germany became only the second country outside of the United States
United States
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to have more than one temple, this and the Freiberg Germany Temple
Freiberg Germany Temple
The Freiberg Germany Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany...
. The first foreign country with more than one temple had been Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
where less than six weeks earlier on August 25, 1990, the dedication of the Toronto Ontario Temple
Toronto Ontario Temple
The Toronto Ontario Temple is the 44th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the second temple to be dedicated in Canada , making it the first country in the world outside the United States to have two temples within its borders at the time of dedication...
had taken place, becoming Canada's second temple, joining the Cardston Alberta Temple
Cardston Alberta Temple
The Cardston Alberta Temple is the eighth constructed and sixth operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in Cardston, Alberta, it is the oldest LDS temple outside the United States. It is one of eight temples that do not have an angel Moroni statue, and one of...
which first had been dedicated in August 1923. Canada now has seven temples in operation. England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
would become the third country outside the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to have a second temple when the Preston England Temple
Preston England Temple
The Preston England Temple is the 52nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .The LDS Church first took root in Preston, Lancashire when the first Mormon missionaries arrived in 1837. Because of its place in LDS Church history and the growth of membership in Preston,...
was dedicated in June 1998. Other countries with more than one temple in use are Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
with five temples open, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
with four in operation and two more under construction (for a total of six), Japan with two temples, one in Tokyo and one in Fukuoka, and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, which has 12 temples currently in operation throughout the country.
See also
- Edwin Q. CannonEdwin Q. CannonEdwin Quayle "Ted" Cannon, Jr. was a Utah politician and businessman and was a prominent leader and missionary in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsComparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsBelow is a chronological list of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with sortable columns. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth...
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)