Nashville Tennessee Temple
| Nashville Tennessee Temple | ||||
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| Number | 84 | |||
| Dedication | May 21, 2000, by James E. Faust | |||
| Site | 6.86 acres (2.78 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) | |||
| Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||
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| Additional information | ||||
| Announced | November 9, 1994, by Howard W. Hunter | |||
| Groundbreaking | March 13, 1999, by John K. Carmack | |||
| Open house | May 6–13, 2000 | |||
| Current president | Douglas Shane Cruze | |||
| Designed by | Robert Waldrip and Church A&E Services | |||
| Location | Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 35°56′55.82039″N 86°51′37.18439″W / 35.9488389972°N 86.8603289972°W | |||
| Exterior finish | Imperial Danby white marble | |||
| Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
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The Nashville Tennessee Temple is the 84th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and is located in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) southwest of central Nashville. The intent to build the temple, the first in Tennessee, was announced August 7, 1994, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley. The temple has a single spire with a statue of the angel Moroni at its top, and is built from Imperial Danby white marble, using a simplified, contemporary temple design. The temple is on a 4.98-acre site adjacent to an existing meetinghouse.
A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify beginning of construction, was held on March 13, 1999, with John K. Carmack, a church general authority, presiding. The temple was later dedicated by James E. Faust on May 21, 2000, in four sessions. Over 24,000 people toured the building during a public open house held earlier that month. The interior has two ordinance rooms and two sealing rooms, arranged to support the church's ordinances.