Madrid Spain Temple

Madrid Spain Temple
Number	56
Dedication	19 March 1999 (19 March 1999) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	3.5 acres (1.4 hectares)
Floor area	45,800 sq ft (4,250 m2)
Preceded by	Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple
Followed by	Bogotá Colombia Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announcement 4 April 1993 Groundbreaking 11 June 1996 by Gordon B. Hinckley Open House 20 February – 13 March 1999 Designed by Arquitechior Langdon, SA. Location Calle del Templo no. 2 Madrid Spain Exterior finish Italian Camaro Marble Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 4 with Movie, stationary sessions Sealing rooms 4 Clothing rental Yes Cafeteria Full services Visitors' center No

The Madrid Spain Temple is the 56th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

The Madrid Spain Temple, built in Moratalaz, a district of Madrid, was announced in 1996. This temple is the centerpiece of a complex built on more than 3 acres (1.2 ha) of land which includes a missionary training center, an institute, temple patron housing, a distribution center, a Family History Center, and underground parking.

The temple in Madrid is a highly visible symbol of the church's presence in Spain. During the open house, over 100,000 community members and government officials toured the temple, including King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía.

LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley went to Spain to dedicate the Madrid Spain Temple and had his third visit with the King and Queen. During the visit, Hinckley presented them with a special gift created by well-known Spanish artists: a Lladro figurine of the Christus, modeled after the original by Bertel Thorvaldsen. Jose Lladro, president of the Lladro Company, had personally delivered the first five issues of the figurine to Hinckley at the temple site. One of the five figurines is now on permanent display in the temple foyer.

Hinckley dedicated the temple on 19 March 1999. The Madrid Spain Temple has a total of 45,800 square feet (4,250 m²), four ordinance rooms, and four sealing rooms.

See also

• F. Burton Howard, former temple president
• 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 Spain

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Madrid Spain Temple page
• Madrid Spain Temple page