Temple Square
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 other church facilities that are immediately adjacent to Temple Square.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Denomination: Mormon
- Description: religious complex in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Also known as: “Temple Block”
- Address: North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Salt Lake Assembly Hall and FamilySearch Library.
Salt Lake Assembly Hall
Church
Photo: BigBen212, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Salt Lake Assembly Hall is a building owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which sits on the southwest corner of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has seating capacity for an audience of approximately 1,400 people.
FamilySearch Library
Library
Photo: Ricardo630, Public domain.
The FamilySearch Library, formerly the Family History Library, is a genealogical research facility in downtown Salt Lake City. The library is open to the public free of charge and is operated by FamilySearch, the genealogical arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FamilySearch Library is situated 550 feet west of Temple Square.
Joseph Smith Memorial Building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Joseph Smith Memorial Building, originally called the Hotel Utah, is a social center located on the corner of Main Street and South Temple in Salt Lake City. Joseph Smith Memorial Building is situated 590 feet east of Temple Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salt Lake City and Capitol Hill.
Salt Lake City
Capitol Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Talshiarr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capitol Hill is a neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah that is defined by the Utah State Capitol.
The Avenues
Neighborhood
The Avenues is a neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is named after the perfectly gridlike, closely laid out roads called Avenues and Streets. First surveyed in the 1850s, the Avenues was Salt Lake City's first neighborhood.
Temple Square
- Categories: building complex, national heritage site, garden square, tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Salt Lake, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.77043° or 40° 46′ 14″ northLongitude
-111.89254° or 111° 53′ 33″ westElevation
4,324 feet (1,318 metres)Operator
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOpen location code
85GCQ4C4+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 32333196OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=mormonOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2085218
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Temple Square” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Temple Square”
- Catalan: “plaça del Temple”
- Chinese: “圣殿广场”
- Chinese: “聖殿廣場”
- Czech: “Temple Square”
- Dutch: “Temple Square”
- Esperanto: “Placo de la Templo”
- French: “Temple Square”
- German: “Temple Square”
- Ido: “Placo di templo”
- Italian: “piazza del Tempio di Salt Lake City”
- Italian: “Piazza del tempio”
- Italian: “Piazza del Tempio”
- Korean: “템플 스퀘어”
- Portuguese: “Praça do Templo”
- Portuguese: “Temple Square”
- Slovenian: “Temple Square”
- Spanish: “La Manzana del Templo”
- Spanish: “Manzana del Templo”
- Turkish: “Temple Meydanı”
- Vietnamese: “Quảng trường Đền thờ”
- Vietnamese: “Quảng trường Đền Thờ”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salt Lake Tabernacle and Seagull Monument.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Temple Square”. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.