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Manila Philippines Temple - Church News

By Amelia Brooks

Click here for Manila Philippines Temple information including temple schedule and directions from temples.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

Announced: April 1, 1981.

Location: In Quezon City; 13 Temple Drive, Greenmeadows Subdivision, 1110 Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Site: about 3.5 acres.

Exterior finish: Ceramic tile.

Temple design: Six-spire design.

Architect: Church staff, with assistance from Felipe M. Mendoza & Partners, Manila.

Construction adviser: Wayne Tuttle.

Contractor: A. C. K. Construction.

Rooms: Baptistry, celestial room, four ordinance rooms, three sealing rooms.

Total floor area: 26,683 square feet.

Dimensions: 200 feet by 75 feet, six spires; statue of Angel Moroni is 115 feet high.

District: Stakes and districts in Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Cambodia, Burma, and Micronesia: Majuro, Kosrae, Chuuk Phonpei, Yap, Guam, Kwajalein.

Groundbreaking, site dedication: Aug. 25, 1982, by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

Dedication: Sept. 25-27, 1984, by President Gordon B. Hinckley; 9 sessions.