Temple Square

Temple Square is a walled, ten-acre block in downtown Salt Lake City and the spiritual center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brigham Young marked the site four days after the pioneers arrived in 1847, and the granite Salt Lake Temple at its center took 40 years to build, from 1853 to 1893. Its six spires are the church's best-known symbol, and the square draws an estimated five million or more visitors a year.

Beside the temple stands the Salt Lake Tabernacle, finished in 1867, a long, domed hall with a self-supporting roof and celebrated acoustics, and the home of the Tabernacle Choir. Only church members in good standing may enter the temple itself, but the grounds, gardens and visitor centers are open to everyone. In 2019 the temple closed for a major seismic renovation, one of the largest restoration projects in the church's history, and the square around it has been rebuilt, with a new visitor center opening in May 2026.

• Salt Lake City
  Capital of Utah, below the Wasatch Range located in
• Utah
  The Beehive State, red rock and the Great Salt Lake located in
• Great Salt Lake
  The largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere near
• Kirtland Temple
  The first temple of the Latter Day Saint movement related
• State of Deseret
  The vast state Latter-day Saint pioneers proposed in 1849 related