Adelaide Australia Temple
| Adelaide Australia Temple | ||||
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| Closed for renovation | ||||
Interactive map of Adelaide Australia Temple | ||||
| Number | 89 | |||
| Dedication | 15 June 2000, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Site | 6.94 acres (2.81 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 10,700 ft2 (990 m2) | |||
| Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||
| Official website • News & images | ||||
| Church chronology | ||||
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| Additional information | ||||
| Announced | 17 March 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Groundbreaking | 29 May 1999, by Vaughn J. Featherstone | |||
| Open house | 3–10 June 2000 | |||
| Current president | Michael William McIlwaine | |||
| Designed by | Simon Drew | |||
| Location | Marden, South Australia, Australia | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 34°53′32.90280″S 138°38′6.007199″E / 34.8924730000°S 138.63500199972°E | |||
| Exterior finish | Snow-white granite of Campolonghi, Italy | |||
| Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
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The Adelaide Australia Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in the suburb of Marden in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the church's 89th operating temple and was the second built in Australia, after the Sydney Australia Temple. The temple has a single spire with a gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni on top, and the exterior is snow-white granite from Campolonghi, Italy. Its design was overseen by architect Simon Drew and follows the same floor plan as the Melbourne Australia Temple. The intent to build the temple was announced on March 17, 1999, by the church's First Presidency. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 29, 1999, with Vaughn J. Featherstone, a general authority who was then president of the church's Australia/New Zealand Area. A public open house held after construction was completed had over 49,000 visitors. The temple was dedicated on June 15, 2000, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley. The temple has two ordinance rooms, two sealing rooms, and a baptistry.