Kyiv Ukraine Temple
| Kyiv Ukraine Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kyiv Ukraine Temple under construction in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedicated | 29 August 2010 by Thomas S. Monson[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site | 12.35 acres (5 hectares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 22,184 sq ft (2,061 m2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 137.8 ft (42 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Cebu City Philippines Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | San Salvador El Salvador Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 50°24′15.04080″N 30°23′43.16639″E / 50.4041780000°N 30.3953239972°E
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).
History[]
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]
In 2020, the Kyiv Ukraine Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[8]
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
References[]
- ^ "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
- ^ "Dedication and Open House Dates Announced for the Kyiv Ukraine Temple", Newsroom, LDS Church, April 21, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ Satterfield, Rick, "Kyiv Ukraine Temple", ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org, 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
- ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Kyiv Ukraine Temple at Wikimedia Commons- Kyiv Ukraine Temple Official site
- Kyiv Ukraine Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
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- 21st-century Latter Day Saint temples
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- Religious buildings and structures completed in 2010
- Temples (LDS Church) in Europe
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ukraine