Additional Resource

Vancouver British Columbia Temple Facts

Location: 20370 82nd Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Plans announced: 25 May 2006

Groundbreaking: 4 August 2007

Public open house: 9 April through 24 April 2010, excluding Sundays

Cultural celebration: Saturday, 1 May 2010, Langley Events Centre, British Columbia

Dedication: Sunday, 2 May 2010, three sessions

Property size: 11.6 acres or 4.7 hectares

Building size: 28,165 square feet

Building height: Vertical height above ground is 140 feet, crowned with a gilded angel Moroni statue

Exterior features: Exterior stone: Branco Siena granite from Brazil. Art glass: Made in Kelowna B.C. by Warren Edis of Glass Artist 

Interior features: Flower motif:  British Columbia’s provincial flower, the Pacific dogwood, is used in decorative painting, carpet sculptures, and furniture fabrics. Color scheme:  Green, light blue and soft gold, reminiscent of the natural colors in the sea, sky and evergreens of the Pacific Northwest. Interior stone: Primary flooring, Cream Marfil from Spain; accent stone, Sarah Beige from Pakistan. Woods:  Majority of interior wood, beautifully grained Makore hardwood from Africa’s west coast; lighter wood is maple. Chandeliers: Schonbek with Swarovski Crystal from Austria. Bronze door hardware:  Custom designed evergreen motif by Linda Marshall and Stan Watts. Murals: Giclee print from Leon Parson’s original in Idaho

Architects: Abbarch Architecture and GSBS of Salt Lake City, Utah

Contractor: Dominion Fairmile Construction

When dedicated, this temple will be the 131st operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worldwide, and the 7th in Canada. The Vancouver British Columbia Temple will serve some 22,000 Latter-day Saints in 91 congregations throughout British Columbia and northern Washington state.

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