Salt Lake Tabernacle
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The Salt Lake Tabernacle, also 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 meetings for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was the location of the church's semi-annual general conference until the meeting was moved to the new and larger LDS Conference Center in 2000. Now a historic building on Temple Square, the Salt Lake Tabernacle is still used for overflow crowds during general conference. It is renowned for its remarkable acoustics and iconic pipe organ.[4][5] The Tabernacle Choir has performed there for over 100 years.[6]
Mormon Tabernacle | |
Location | 50 W. North Temple Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Coordinates | 40°46′13.5″N 111°53′35.3″W |
Public transit | Temple Square Trax Station |
Owner | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Type | Auditorium |
Seating type | Reserved by Section |
Capacity | 3,500 (after 2007 renovation)[1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | July 26, 1864[2] |
Opened | October 6, 1867 (First General Conference held) October 9, 1875 (building dedication)[3] |
Architect | Henry Grow Truman O. Angell (1870 gallery addition) with contributions from William Folsom and Brigham Young[3] |
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