Panama City Panama Temple
| Panama City Panama Temple | ||||
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Interactive map of Panama City Panama Temple | ||||
| Number | 127 | |||
| Dedication | 10 August 2008, by Thomas S. Monson | |||
| Site | 6.96 acres (2.82 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 18,943 ft2 (1,759.9 m2) | |||
| Height | 111 ft (34 m) | |||
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| Announced | 23 August 2002, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Groundbreaking | 30 October 2005, by Spencer V. Jones | |||
| Open house | 11-26 July 2008 | |||
| Current president | Victor Emanuel Engelhardt Tavares | |||
| Designed by | Mallol & Mallol and Naylor W. Lund | |||
| Location | Ancón, Panama | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 8°59′28.18319″N 79°34′12.41400″W / 8.9911619972°N 79.5701150000°W | |||
| Exterior finish | China stone | |||
| Temple design | Classic modern, single spire design | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
| Notes | Temple dedicated on 10 August 2008 following an open house from 11 July to 26 July 2008. First temple dedicated in Panama. | |||
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The Panama City Panama Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cárdenas, a suburb of Panama City, Panama. The intent to build the temple was announced by the First Presidency on August 23, 2002, in a letter to local church leaders. It is the first in Panama, the third in Central America, and the church's 127th operating temple worldwide. The temple has a single central spire with a statue of the angel Moroni on its top, and the exterior is China stone with art-glass windows. It was designed by the architectural firm Mallol & Mallol of Panama City and Naylor Wentworth Lund of Salt Lake City. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on October 20, 2005, conducted by Spencer V. Jones, a general authority and president of the church's Central America Area. The temple is on 6.96 acres lot on a hillside overlooking the Panama Canal. After construction was completed, Nearly 33,000 people visited the temple during its public open house, which received front-page coverage in Panama's largest newspaper. The temple was dedicated on August 10, 2008, by church president Thomas S. Monson.