The Sydney Australia Temple is the 30th constructed and 28th operating

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(LDS Church). Located in Carlingford, a suburb in

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north of

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, this was the last of the temples built with the small single spire design. The Apia Samoa, Nuku'alofa Tonga, and Santiago Chile temples all have the same basic design.

History

The Sydney Australia Temple was announced on 2 April 1980, and dedicated on 20 September 1984 by

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. The temple was built on a plot, has 2 ordinance rooms and 3 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of . Due to a ruling by the local government, the temple was dedicated without a statue of the

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. The ruling was overturned about a year later, and the statue was hoisted into place atop the spire the next day, 3 September 1985. In 2020, the Sydney Australia Temple was closed in response to the

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External links

Sydney Australia Temple Official siteSydney Australia Temple
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

{{LDS-Pacific, state=expanded 20th-century Latter Day Saint temples Religious buildings and structures in Sydney Religious buildings and structures completed in 1984 Temples (LDS Church) in Australia 1984 establishments in Australia Christianity in New South Wales

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