Kyiv Ukraine Temple
Kyiv Ukraine Temple | ||||
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![]() Kyiv Ukraine Temple in 2020 | ||||
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Number | 134 | |||
Dedication | 29 August 2010, by Thomas S. Monson[1] | |||
Site | 12.35 acres (5.00 ha) | |||
Floor area | 22,184 sq ft (2,061.0 m2) | |||
Height | 137.8 ft (42.0 m) | |||
Official website • News & images | ||||
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Announced | 20 July 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Groundbreaking | 23 June 2007, by Paul B. Pieper | |||
Open house | 7–21 August 2010 | |||
Current president | Borys Evgen’evich Vyshnevskyi | |||
Designed by | MHTN and Strabag AG | |||
Location | Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Ukraine | |||
Geographic coordinates | 50°24′15.04080″N 30°23′43.16639″E / 50.4041780000°N 30.3953239972°E | |||
Exterior finish | Amarelo Macieira granite with quartzite crystals | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 2 (Two-stage progressive) | |||
Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
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The Kyiv Ukraine Temple is the 134th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Located in Sofiivska Borshchahivka,[2] near Kyiv (the capital of Ukraine), it is the 11th temple of the LDS Church in Europe, the first located within the territory of the former Soviet Union,[3] and the second in the former Eastern Bloc (the Freiberg Germany Temple, dedicated in 1985 in the former German Democratic Republic, was the first).
History
[edit]Announced in 1998, the temple was open to the public for a two-week open house from 7–21 August 2010.[4] The temple was dedicated on 29 August 2010 by church president Thomas S. Monson.[3]
The plans to build a temple in Ukraine were announced by the LDS Church on 20 July 1998.[5] However, the project was delayed for nine years as the church encountered difficulty in obtaining the three to four hectares of land it wanted for the project.[6] On 23 June 2007, ground was broken for the construction project by Paul B. Pieper, who was then the first counselor in the presidency of the church's Europe East Area.[7]
In 2020, the Kyiv Ukraine Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[8] In February 2022, the temple was closed due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but reopened on October 16 of the same year.[9][10][11]
Gallery
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under construction
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under construction
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ca. 2010
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ca. 2018
See also
[edit]- Comparison 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
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ukraine
References
[edit]- ^ "Kyiv Ukraine Temple Details", Church News, September 4, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ "Kyiv Ukraine Temple". ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org.
- ^ a b Avant, Gerry (August 30, 2010), "President Monson dedicates Kyiv Ukraine Temple, first in former Soviet Union", Church News, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ "Dedication and Open House Dates Announced for the Kyiv Ukraine Temple", Newsroom, LDS Church, April 21, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ "A temple in Ukraine", Church News, August 8, 1998, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ Moore, Carrie A. (September 28, 2002), "LDS Church making inroads in Ukraine", Deseret News, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ "Ground broken for first Eastern Europe temple", Church News, July 7, 2007, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
- ^ the temple's LDS Church website
- ^ Walch, Tad (February 25, 2022). "First Presidency asks world leaders to seek peace in Ukraine as church closes Kyiv temple". Deseret News. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Scott (16 Oct 2022). "Church reopens Kyiv Ukraine Temple for ordinance work on a limited basis". Church News. Deseret News. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
External links
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- Kyiv Ukraine Temple Official site
- Kyiv Ukraine Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org