travel north america united states utah salt lake city lds conference center architecture
ARCHITECTS: ZGF ARCHITECTS LLP (2000)
The Church of the Latter-Day Saints Conference Center in Salt Lake City is a huge building whose main conference seating can accomodate 21,000 people.
The exterior design shows the influence of Frank Lloyd Wrights paririe designs with beautiful ground-hugging horizontal planes accented with lines of small window penetrations and cantilevered balconies.
The interior of the main "theatre" also utilizes soft curving horizontal lines and planes that comfortably disguise the huge 21,000 seat capacity.
The guide explained how a giant king truss was devised to support the other roof truss allowing for the huge, unobstructed, open spaces and cantilevered balconies.
We were fortunate to have timed our visit so that we got a "private" tour from a very knowledgable guide, Bryan Reese.
The architecture was well worth the visit and the insights into LDS beliefs was very informative.
LINK TO LDS CONFERENCE CENTER WEBSITE
TRAVEL: 2018
This location has earned a four-and-a-half star (very good +) rating from
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The main entrance is quite formal and simple, The Church of the Latter-Day Saints Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.
This view from the southwest shows some of the FLW themes picked up in The Church of the Latter-Day Saints Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.
Exterior staircase, The Church of the Latter-Day Saints Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.
The view from the Temple Square features a tower and integrated fountain system, The Church of the Latter-Day Saints Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.
Detail of the fountain on the Temple Square approach, The Church of the Latter-Day Saints Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.
The central podium with the organ pipes above, The Church of the Latter-Day Saints Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.
The Church of the Latter-Day Saints Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.
The Church of the Latter-Day Saints Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.
View of the podium from the balcony, The Church of the Latter-Day Saints Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.
Dramatic light well with fountain at the base and faceted glass skylight atop, The Church of the Latter-Day Saints Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2018.
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