RELIGIOUS BUILDING
KENSINGTON, MARYLAND
Effective Public Communication (COM
30103)
September 2015
WASHINGTON DC
TEMPLE
History Background
• The city was attacked during the “War of 1812”
• After government returned to capital, numerous public
buildings was reconstructed including “The White
House” and “United States Capital”
• Washington remains a small city during the outbreak
of “Civil War”
Exterior Structure
• Modern six-spire design
• Three tower to the east and west
Interior Structure
• Six ordinance rooms and fourteen sealing rooms
Ordinance rooms Sealing rooms
Interior Structure
Endowment Room Celestial Room
Layout
Layout
Ornamentation
• Washington DC temple’s angle moroni
statue
Material
• The outer walls are covered in white Alabama
marble and the spires are coated in 24-carat
gold
Top view
Highway
Night
Front view of the fountainFestival of lights
Additional information
• Dedicated in 1974
• Build cost around $15 millions
• Temple is the church's tallest; its
easternmost spire is 88m tall
• Its floor area of 160,000 square feet is the
third-largest among church temples
Reference
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_D.C._Tem
ple
• https://www.google.com.my/search?q=washington+
dc
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