Kyiv Ukraine Temple
| Kyiv Ukraine Temple | ||||
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 Kyiv Ukraine Temple in 2020 | ||||
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| Number | 134 | |||
| Dedication | 29 August 2010, by Thomas S. Monson[1] | |||
| Site | 12.35 acres (5.00 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 22,184 sq ft (2,061.0 m2) | |||
| Height | 137.8 ft (42.0 m) | |||
| Official website • News & images | ||||
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| Announced | 20 July 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Groundbreaking | 23 June 2007, by Paul B. Pieper | |||
| Open house | 7–21 August 2010 | |||
| Current president | Borys Evgen’evich Vyshnevskyi | |||
| Designed by | MHTN and Strabag AG | |||
| Location | Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Ukraine | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 50°24′15.04080″N 30°23′43.16639″E / 50.4041780000°N 30.3953239972°E | |||
| Exterior finish | Amarelo Macieira granite with quartzite crystals | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 2 (Two-stage progressive) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
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The Kyiv Ukraine Temple is the 134th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Located in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, it is the 11th LDS temple in Europe, the first located within the territory of the former Soviet Union,[2] and the second in Eastern Europe (the Freiberg Germany Temple, dedicated in 1985 in the former German Democratic Republic, was the first). Announced in 1998, the temple was open to the public for a two-week open house from 7–21 August 2010.[3] The temple was dedicated on 29 August 2010 by church president Thomas S. Monson.[4][2]
The plans to build a temple in Ukraine were announced by the LDS Church on 20 July 1998.[5] However, the project was delayed for nine years as the church encountered difficulty in obtaining the three to four hectares of land it wanted for the project.[6] On 23 June 2007, ground was broken for the construction project by Paul B. Pieper, who was then the first counselor in the presidency of the church's Europe East Area.[7]
See also
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ukraine
Notes
- ^ "Kyiv Ukraine Temple Details", Church News, September 4, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ a b Avant, Gerry (August 30, 2010), "President Monson dedicates Kyiv Ukraine Temple, first in former Soviet Union", Church News, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ "News Story", Newsroom, LDS Church, April 21, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-15
{{citation}}:|contribution=ignored (help) - ^ Satterfield, Rick, "Kyiv Ukraine Temple", LDSChurchTemples.com, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ "A temple in Ukraine", Church News, August 8, 1998, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ Moore, Carrie A. (September 28, 2002), "LDS Church making inroads in Ukraine", Deseret News, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ "Ground broken for first Eastern Europe temple", Church News, July 7, 2007, retrieved 2012-10-15
External links
Media related to Kyiv Ukraine Temple at Wikimedia Commons- Kyiv Ukraine Temple (official)
- Kyiv Ukraine Temple at LDSChurchTemples.com
- 3D-model ″Mormon Temple, Kyiv″ for Google Earth
