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Columbus Ohio Temple 
Number 60 Dedication 4 September 1999 by
Gordon B. HinckleySite 2.2 acres (0.9 hectares) Floor area 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) Preceded by Spokane Washington Temple Followed by Bismarck North Dakota Temple Official website • News & Images Additional Information Announcement 25 April 1998 Groundbreaking 12 September 1998 by
John K. CarmackOpen House 21 August – 28 August 1999 Current President Richard N. Christensen (2007) Designed by Firestone J. Mullin Location 3870 Gateway Boulevard
Columbus, Ohio
United StatesPhone number 614-351-5001 Exterior finish Imperial Danby White variegated marble quarried from Vermont Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 with Movie, two-stage progressive sessions Sealing rooms 2 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No services Visitors' center No Coordinates: 39°59′38.72040″N 83°6′47.57039″W / 39.994089°N 83.1132139972°W
The Columbus Ohio Temple is the 60th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Columbus Ohio Temple is located about 150 miles (240 km) southwest of Kirtland. The temple features a marble exterior and art glass windows. Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the temple on September 4, 1999. About 11,000 members attended the six dedicatory sessions. About 30,000 people attended the open house prior to the dedications.
Although Ohio was the site of the first temple built by the Latter Day Saint movement, the Columbus Ohio Temple was the first operating temple in the state for more than a 150 years. Under the direction of Joseph Smith, Jr. the Kirtland Temple was dedicated in 1836; however, not long after its dedication, the persecution of the early Latter Day Saints grew severe. They were forced to leave the state and abandon the Kirtland temple.
The Columbus Ohio Temple has a total of 10,700 square feet (990 m2), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
See also
- 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
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
External links
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