RELIGIOUS BUILDING

WASHINGTON DCBY: LOH WEN JUN (0323551)

KENSINGTON, MARYLAND

Effective Public Communication (COM 30103)

September 2015

WASHINGTON DC TEMPLE

History Background • The city was attacked during the “War of 1812”• After government returned to capital,

numerous public buildings was reconstructed including “The White House” and “United States Capital”

• Washington remains a small city during the outbreak of “Civil War”

Exterior Structure• Modern six-spire design• Three tower to the east and west

Interior Structure• Six ordinance rooms and fourteen sealing

rooms

Ordinance rooms Sealing rooms

Interior Structure

Endowment Room Celestial Room

Layout

Layout

Ornamentation• Washington DC temple’s angle

moroni statue

Material• The outer walls are covered in white

Alabama marble and the spires are coated in 24-carat gold

Top view

Highway

Night

Front view of the fountainFestival of lights

Additional information• Dedicated in 1974• Build cost around $15 millions• Temple is the church's tallest; its

easternmost spire is 88m tall• Its floor area of 160,000 square feet

is the third-largest among church temples

Reference• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_D.C._Temple

• https://www.google.com.my/search?q=washington+dc

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