Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
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The Porto Alegre Brazil Temple is the 102nd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
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Number | 102 | |||
Dedication | 17 December 2000, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Site | 2 acres (0.81 ha) | |||
Floor area | 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) | |||
Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||
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Announced | 30 September 1997, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Groundbreaking | 2 May 1998, by James E. Faust | |||
Open house | 2–9 December 2000 | |||
Current president | Pedro Alberto Machado Da Silva | |||
Designed by | Andre Belo de Faria and Church A&E Services | |||
Location | Porto Alegre, Brazil | |||
Geographic coordinates | 30°2′2.569200″S 51°9′28.32480″W | |||
Exterior finish | Cotton-white granite from Ceara State of Brazil | |||
Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
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The Porto Alegre Temple overlooks the city from the east toward a large river and port for which the city is named. It has an exterior of white granite and a single spire topped with a statue of the angel Moroni. The temple has a total of 10,700 square feet (990 m2), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.