Okland Construction | Lds Washington Dc Temple

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LDS Washington DC Temple
Kensington, MD

Project Description

Okland built the original facility in 1968, performed a Spire Renovation in 2012, and was again brought back to do a full renovation of the building and grounds in 2018.

The 160,000sf Washington D.C. Temple was inspired by the Salt Lake Temple with six spires adjoining the building at either end (the tallest of which rises 288 feet over the Washington beltway with the gold-leaf, Angel Moroni statue perched atop the spire). Sitting upon 52 extensively landscaped acres, the temple was the first since the Los Angeles Temple to include an assembly hall and large visitor's center. The building is a structural steel and reinforced concrete building sheathed in 170,000sf of Alabama white marble. Iinterior highlights include architectural woodwork, marble, stained glass artwork, high-quality carpets and furniture, and various works of art (statues and paintings). The building also features administrative offices, a high-end lobby/entry area, administrative offices, patron service areas, a baptistery, multiple dressing rooms, six ordinance rooms, fourteen sealing rooms, and an elegantly constructed “celestial room."

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