"Seeing Salt Lake City" being an illustrated description of a tour through Salt Lake City on the observation cars of the American Sight-Seeing Car and Coach Company .. . THE LATTER DAY SAINTS THE GRAVE OF BRIGHAM YOUNG. of peculiar interest to the sight-seer and tourist. Jusl bifore him and to the left hand looms the gray walls ofthe great Mormon Temple, the second most costly religiousedifice in America. The design is a grandly impressivestructure, its cost reaching $3,469,118. Its corner stone waslaid in April, 1852, and after continuous work by an armyof artisans its dedication
"Seeing Salt Lake City" being an illustrated description of a tour through Salt Lake City on the observation cars of the American Sight-Seeing Car and Coach Company .. . THE LATTER DAY SAINTS THE GRAVE OF BRIGHAM YOUNG. of peculiar interest to the sight-seer and tourist. Jusl bifore him and to the left hand looms the gray walls ofthe great Mormon Temple, the second most costly religiousedifice in America. The design is a grandly impressivestructure, its cost reaching $3,469,118. Its corner stone waslaid in April, 1852, and after continuous work by an armyof artisans its dedication took place on April 6th, 1893,the event bringing to Salt Lake City the largest gatheringit has ever known. Prior to its dedication non-mormonswere allowed to visit the Temple, but since this eventadmission has been denied save to Mormons in goodstanding. Its architectural design is especially striking,the material used being granite cut from a quarry inLittle Cottonwood Canyon. The Temples length, includ-ing towers, is 186% feet, its width 99 feet, the heightof rock work on central tower, facing east, 210 feet, on central western tower 204 feet. Height of walls 107% feet. Its founda-tion is 16 fe
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