Temple Square is a 10-acre complex, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the center of Salt Lake City, Utah. The usage of the name has gradually changed to include several othe
Temple Square, approx 1898–1905, showing the Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake Tabernacle and Salt Lake Assembly Hall
Christus statue in North Visitors' Center
Old Bureau of Information building, which served visitors from 1904 to 1978 (1909 photo).
The Salt Lake Tabernacle, formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle, is located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, in the U.S. state of Utah. The tabernacle was built from 1863 to 1875 to house meeting
Temple Square
…to include several other church facilities that are immediately adjacent to Temple Square. Contained within Temple Square are the Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake Tabernacle, Salt Lake Assembly Hall, the Seagull Monument, and two visitors' centers. The square was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1964…
The exterior of the Tabernacle in December 2008
The Salt Lake Tabernacle, taken in the 1870s as part of a series of photos for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (established in 1870), showing granite blocks for the construction of the Salt Lake Temple (completed in 1893).
The Tabernacle under construction
Trusses were bound with wooden pegs and rawhide