Frankfurt Germany Temple |
41st operating temple |
Phone Number: (49) 6172-59000.
Site: 5.2 acres.
Exterior Finish: White granite and copper roof.
Temple Design: Modern, detached single-spire design.
Number of Rooms: Four ordinance rooms and five sealing.
Total Floor Area: 24,170 square feet.
Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 1 July 1985 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Public Open House: 29 July–8 August 1987
Dedication: 28–30 August 1987 by Ezra Taft Benson
Situated about 9 miles north of Frankfurt in the beautiful suburb of Friedrichsdorf, the Frankfurt Germany Temple stands near a major highway where drivers can glimpse its graceful detached spire. Ancillary buildings are on site including a patron housing facility for long-distance travelers. The immaculate grounds, open to the public, are beautified with colorful shrubs and flowers.
The Frankfurt Germany Temple was the second temple built on German soil, following the Freiberg Germany Temple (1985).
The Frankfurt Germany Temple and Freiberg Germany Temple originally belonged to separate nations: Frankfurt to the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and Freiberg to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)—a socialist state created by the Soviet Union. The two nations reunited in 1990, three years after the dedication of the Frankfurt Germany Temple.
During its week-and-a-half open house period, the Frankfurt Germany Temple was toured by some 70,000 visitors.
As an apostle, Elder Ezra Taft Benson was called to minister in Europe in 1945, following the devastation of World War II, and again in 1963 to serve as president of the European Mission, headquartered in Frankfurt. In August 1987, it was his special treat to return to Frankfurt—now as president of the Church—to dedicate the Frankfurt Germany Temple.