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Construction Photos & Information

Architect. The architect hired by the Church to design the temple is Bro. Doug Green dgreen@mcginc.alaska.net with the Anchorage architectural firm of McCool, Carlson, Green. Bro. Green has done considerable architectural work for the church on several projects in Alaska.

Changes to the Design. Originally the Anchorage Temple was to be the first designed and constructed. Then because of the lateness of the year and the proximity of Montecello to Salt Lake City, it was decided to design and build that temple first. From that process many changes have been incorporated into the design of the Anchorage Temple

Angel Moroni. Originally, as shown in the rendering, the Angel Moroni was to be white. After seeing it on the Montecello Temple it was decided that the statue of the Angel Moroni should be covered in gold leaf. That change has been made and when the steeple is installed and the statue placed it will be covered in gold leaf.

Next Temples Larger. The first three of the small temples are approximately 6,500 square feet in size. The Church has already decided that is too small. The next group of small temples will be approximately 10,000 square feet.

Melvin R. Nichols took these photos of the temple on the afternoon of Friday, October 30, 1998.
Looking SE at the NW corner of the temple. The area to the right at the west end of the temple is the bride photo area. The area enclosed in plastic is the entrance. The steeple will be right by the entrance, but it has been rejected and is being reconstructed before it will be erected.
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Looking east along the front of the temple which is the north side. The area enclosed by plastic is the entrance and handicap ramp.
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Close up of the west end of the temple. This is the photography area. Notice the bench and patio. It is very nice.

The tiles that seem to be outlined on the wall are etched with stars forming the Big Dipper and the North Star.

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Looking around the back of the temple (south side). It was taken from the west side looking east.
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Back of the temple looking at the stained glass windows at the end of the entry hall going south from the front door on the north side of the temple.
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Back of the temple (south side). It is looking at the SE corner. The area enclosed in plastic is a mechanical area.
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Looking at the Anchorage, Alaska Stake Center, the Brayton Chapel. The west temple wall is to the right.
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Looking to the NW at the patio area at the west end of the temple.
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Front of the temple looking to the SW. The covered area is the handicapped ramp up to the entrance.

 

 

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West wall of the temple. The Big Dipper and the North Star on engraved on individual granite tiles. They were just set when this photo was taken so they are outlined with clips.
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Temple entrance. The stained glass windows in the back look out on the rear of the temple.

The granite tiles around the door are all engraved. The baptistery is to the right and the ordinance room and Celestial room are to the left.

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The Baptistery. The font is in the center front of the photo.
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Mel and Sharon Nichols standing in front of the NW corner of the temple.

Information and research by Melvin R. Nichols (mnichols@dowl.com). All rights reserved.
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