Santiago Chile Temple
Providencia, Chile
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The Santiago Chile Temple, located in the Providencia district of Santiago, is a modern structure completed in 1983 that holds the distinction of being the first Latter-day Saint temple built in a Spanish-speaking country and the second in South America. Designed by Emil B. Fetzer with later expansions by Naylor Wentworth Lund Architects, the temple features a contemporary style anchored by a central spire crowned with a statue of the angel Moroni. The interior incorporates distinctly Chilean elements, including copihue motifs in art glass and door hardware, along with Chilean marble and lapislázuli in the baptistry and entryway. Dedicated in September 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley, the temple initially contained two ordinance rooms, three sealing rooms, and a baptistry. Between 2005 and 2006, it underwent significant renovations that expanded its floor area from roughly 14,500 to nearly 21,000 square feet, after which Hinckley, then church president, rededicated it on March 12, 2006.
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