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Kyiv Ukraine Temple
The Kyiv Ukraine Temple is the 134th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The intent to build the temple was announced by the church's First Presidency on July 20, 1998. Located in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, near Kyiv (the capital of Ukraine), it is the church's 11th temple in Europe, the first in the territory of the former Soviet Union, and the second in the former Eastern Bloc. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify beginning of construction, was held on June 23, 2007, conducted by Paul B. Pieper.
The plan to build a temple in Ukraine were announced by the church on 20 July 1998. The announcement was unique in that it came eight years after missionaries entered the country, and was the first temple outside the United States to be dedicated within twenty years of the church entering the country. When the temple was announced, there were only five thousand church members in Ukraine. As of 2024, there are approximately ten thousand.
However, the project was delayed for nine years as the church had difficulty obtaining the three to four hectares of land it wanted for the project. On 23 June 2007, ground was broken for the project by Paul B. Pieper, a general authority who was first counselor in the presidency of the church's Europe East Area.
After construction was complete, a two-week public open house was held from 7–21 August 2010. The temple was dedicated on 29 August 2010 by church president Thomas S. Monson.
On September 12, 2011, the Ukrainian Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services awarded the Kyiv Ukraine Temple first place for the best religious building constructed in Ukraine in 2010.
In 2020, like all others in the church, the Kyiv Ukraine Temple was closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2022, the temple was closed due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine but reopened later in the year, on October 16.
The temple is on a 12.35-acre plot, and the landscaping around the temple features flower gardens and trees. These elements provide a tranquil setting to enhances the sacred atmosphere of the site.
The structure is constructed with Amarelo Macieira granite with quartzite crystals. The exterior has a multilevel tower and angel Moroni statue.
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Kyiv Ukraine Temple
The Kyiv Ukraine Temple is the 134th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The intent to build the temple was announced by the church's First Presidency on July 20, 1998. Located in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, near Kyiv (the capital of Ukraine), it is the church's 11th temple in Europe, the first in the territory of the former Soviet Union, and the second in the former Eastern Bloc. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify beginning of construction, was held on June 23, 2007, conducted by Paul B. Pieper.
The plan to build a temple in Ukraine were announced by the church on 20 July 1998. The announcement was unique in that it came eight years after missionaries entered the country, and was the first temple outside the United States to be dedicated within twenty years of the church entering the country. When the temple was announced, there were only five thousand church members in Ukraine. As of 2024, there are approximately ten thousand.
However, the project was delayed for nine years as the church had difficulty obtaining the three to four hectares of land it wanted for the project. On 23 June 2007, ground was broken for the project by Paul B. Pieper, a general authority who was first counselor in the presidency of the church's Europe East Area.
After construction was complete, a two-week public open house was held from 7–21 August 2010. The temple was dedicated on 29 August 2010 by church president Thomas S. Monson.
On September 12, 2011, the Ukrainian Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services awarded the Kyiv Ukraine Temple first place for the best religious building constructed in Ukraine in 2010.
In 2020, like all others in the church, the Kyiv Ukraine Temple was closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2022, the temple was closed due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine but reopened later in the year, on October 16.
The temple is on a 12.35-acre plot, and the landscaping around the temple features flower gardens and trees. These elements provide a tranquil setting to enhances the sacred atmosphere of the site.
The structure is constructed with Amarelo Macieira granite with quartzite crystals. The exterior has a multilevel tower and angel Moroni statue.