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(801) 240-0075
60 W North Temple
Salt Lake City,
UT
84150
40.7716
-111.8928
Neighborhood: Capitol Hill
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The Scene – The new LDS Conference Center in a word? Huge. The center is believed to be the largest auditorium for worship in the world. Inside the 1.5 million-square-foot building, the auditorium seats 21,000 people on three levels. Outside, a rooftop garden features 4 acres of fountains, trees, gardens and a meadow featuring native mountain grasses and flowers. – – The Experience – State-of-the-art sound and lighting systems have been specially designed to accommodate the hall. Reverberations are controlled to ensure excellent acoustics for both voice and music. And…
Editor's Tips
- How Big Is It?:
- The auditorium could house a Boeing 747 jet--with room to spare.
- Other Features:
- In addition to the auditorium's versatile design, which allows for the podium and much of the seating to be replaced by a huge stage, the building features an 850-seat theater, with sound and lighting systems comparable to a Broadway theater.
04/21/09
Worth the visit
by Stormcrow at Citysearch
I suppose I have a different kind of appreciation for the LDS Conference Center because I see it from an engineer's standpoint. Having watched it go up, and having attended presentations by the builders who shared some of the more interesting details of its construction, seeing the finished product really does impress me.
The building is beautiful but not ostentatious, a tribute, I think, to a church that many know for its worldwide humanitarian efforts. Though the building was expensive, I've never left it wondering who went hungry in order that the Conference Center might have been funded.
As each individual will see things in their own way, I think it's definitely worth the visit, if only to say you've seen a magnificently engineered building raised in honour of Christ.
The tour guides are friendly and helpful, and I've enjoyed my visits every time I've been able to go.
- Pros: Beauty and elegance.
- Cons: No free parking.
09/21/08
All-American cult
by Avimat at Citysearch
Mormon Central is not to be missed if visiting Salt Lake City, partly because there's not much else to see in SLC beyond the beautiful mountains. The LDS Church is a true freak show, complete with white people re-enacting the clean-cut 1950s. The immense wealth of the LDS is on display in the Conference Center, but its not actually an interesting building architecturally. For the total freak show experience, go to adjacent Temple Square. However, you won't be allowed into the Temple, only tithe-payers can get it.
- Pros: freakiest cult in America
- Cons: freakiest cult in America
07/23/02
Beautiful!
by brandong at Citysearch
No words can truly describe the magnificence of this glorious building, nor can they describe my feelings I felt as I went inside. The spirit of the Lord is definitely present inside and around it---the same spirit felt in and around temples. It is truly amazing!
- Pros: Everything
- Cons: Nothing
