- Emil B. Fetzer
Emil B. Fetzer (1916- ) was the church architech of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for many years prior to his retirement in 1986.Fetzer was the son of John Fetzer Sr. and Margaret Baer Fetzer. [http://www.desnews.com/cgi-bin/cqcgi_plus/@plus.env?CQ_SESSION_KEY=QRIZCCWANZYF&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT=2&CQ_TEXT_MAIN=YES]
Fetzer was the architect for many LDS temples including the
Mexico City Temple . On this temple he was influenced in its design by ancientMayan temples. [ [http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=4e7a05481ae6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 LDS.org - Ensign Article - News of the Church ] ] Other temples he was architecht for are theFreidburg Germany Temple , theJordan River Temple , theProvo Temple , theOgden Temple and theSao Paulo Brazil Temple [ [http://www.familyforever.com/temples/temples/saopaulo.htm The Sao Paulo Brazil Temple ] ] . He was the initial architect on thePapeete Tahiti Temple but was only the architect for the general concept of the building. [LDS Church News, Nov. 18th, 2006] He was also the general supervising architect for theWashington DC Temple . [ [http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=dce31f26d596b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 LDS.org - Ensign Article - The Washington D.C. Temple ] ] He was also involved with the planning for the firstSamoa Temple . [ [http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=024644f8f206c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=fd1eb8c96c89b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 LDS.org - New Era Article - FYI: For Your Information ] ]Among his most impressive credentials is that he was the architect of the building that houses the Manhattan New York Temple, despite the fact the Temple itself was completed 18 years after his retirement
Other building he designed were the South Visitors Center on Temple Square, [LDS Church News, April 1st, 1995] the
Spencer W. Kimball Tower onBrigham Young University campus,Fetzer was also the general supervisor of the refurbishing of the
Assembly Hall . [ [http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=c2ecc5e8b4b6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 LDS.org - Ensign Article - Century-Old Assembly Hall Is Renovated ] ]References
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