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The Hamilton LDS Temple


On a rainy day through Hamilton we drove past the Temple belonging to the Church of the Latter Day Saints. The temple is the 13th constructed and the 11th operating operating temple. The building was completed in 1958, it was the first temple built in the Southern Hemisphere and the 2nd to be built outside of Canada and the United States. More information here. FYI I don't belong to this faith/religion, we just drove through this area out of interest.

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Andy said…
Their temples are made to be seen from a great distance. The ground keeping is always immaculate.
18 September 2017 at 20:31
Amypie71 said…
yes, the gardens were very well kept and pretty, everything spotless.
18 September 2017 at 20:33
s.c said…
Looks like it is made of carton with cut out windows like a maquette. Very straight and vertical.
18 September 2017 at 21:24
Sharon said…
It looks very familiar. There are many in Arizona.
19 September 2017 at 02:40
Fun60 said…
The building makes quite a statement on the landscape. I imagine it can be seen for miles around.
19 September 2017 at 08:14
Carol @Comfort Spring Station said…
Their temples are always so striking
19 September 2017 at 08:33
William Kendall said…
We must have one in this area, but I have no idea where.
19 September 2017 at 09:47
Jim said…
Great architecture
19 September 2017 at 10:22
Photo Cache said…
Very nice. Is it open to visitors?
19 September 2017 at 15:28
Rhonda Albom said…
It has very clean lines.
20 September 2017 at 17:40
Susan Heather said…
The first one built outside Canada and the U.S. was just outside the village in Surrey where I was born and brought up.
23 September 2017 at 10:52
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
That is a fine building. I love that you got a little backstory on it. I am not LDS either but they build very nice temples. I got to tour a newly built one in Oklahoma City before it was put into use and the interior is very nice, very luxurious and exquisite.
24 September 2017 at 13:54
Graham Edwards said…
I have seen other such temples in New Zealand less splendid, but nevertheless quite splendid in their surroundings. This one really is rather extravagant. I'd not realised which faith it belonged to.
30 September 2017 at 07:07
UplayOnline said…
U.S. was just outside the village in Surrey where I was born and brought up.


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