Facts, Models, and Videos of Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Not too long after the Provo Tabernacle was dedicated, the tall center tower caused the roof start to sag. This was due to there being no direct support for the tower, as the tower rested directly on the roof trusses, which in turn rested on the exterior walls.
The tower pedestal would stay atop the temple for another 30 or so years before being completely removed.
Long before it was a temple, The Provo City Center Temple was the Utah Stake or Provo Tabernacle. Following a devastating fire in December of 2010 the decision was made to save the shell and incorporate it into a new Temple.
This video represents the Tabernacle as it would have looked when it was first completed and dedicated. Enjoy!
Enjoy!
This image is comprised of 8 separate renders from 8 separate models. Each model identifies a different state of the Provo City Center Temple.
At the top is the Original Provo Tabernacle, to the right, and the new Provo Tabernacle, circa 1887.
First is the New Tabernacle shortly after the spire was removed. The spire had been placed upon the roof, and the weight of it cause the roof to sag.
The box pedestal from the center spire was removed in the 1950’s the second image depicts the temple around 1997, with NuSkin corporate headquarters and parking garage in the background.
On the right is the Shell of the old tabernacle after the groundbreaking for the temple. Surrounding the shell are the steel buttresses that were placed to prevent the shell from collapsing completely. To the right of the shell is the excavated foundation of the original tabernacle.
Third row depicts, first, the shell of the tabernacle around April of 2013. The shell has shotcrete stabilizing the interior, on the micro piles that were placed deep into the ground to act firs as a support structure for the shell while excavating the basement, and second as additional foundation support for the new basement once completed.
In the middle is the shell of the temple around October of 2013. The concrete slab for the second floor has been poured and initial support beams for the roof and spire are showing. The 2 story basement directly under the shell has been completed and the shell is resting firmly upon it. A portion of the underground temple basement can be seen to the right of the temple.
The third image shows the temple around January of 2014. The metal sub-roof has been placed upon the temple and the center spire. 2 of the corner tower tops have been placed, and the roof over the North basement has been poured.
Last is the finished temple, depicted in the late spring at Sunset.
We have arrived at Provo City Center Temple and shall be here long enough to take a nice set of photos before we get on our way again!
In just a few moments we will be leaving for Provo, and in just a few minutes beyond that, we will be arriving at the Provo City Center Temple. Join us if you are in town, say hello and Take a Selfie or two! we shall only there for as long as it takes to get decent photos, then we shall be on our way!
While we are traveling, feel free to read the Temple History and the Dedicatory Prayer. We shall have to little time to do so, but we will read what we can, and shall en-devour to catch up on all our reading before tonight.
travel will take about 20 minutes.
I have finally finished the video, uploaded it, and posted it here for you to see!
See my previous videos and other details here:
DONE!
I have finished Provo City Center, and have sent it over to the render machine, where it will now take precedence on account of the impending open house.
Check out an updated render:
I have gone to create lengths to overhaul this model. I still need to redo the trees, finish some things with the concrete, and texture the Windows properly. I also am waiting to see exactly what the fountain will look like, and I am waiting for details on the Pavilion. Then there are some of the textures to touch up, and … well, This one is still as far from finished as the real life version is. At least.
The rest of Downtown was not modeled by me, but came from the Sketchup Warehouse. I did do some modifications. First I stripped out all the textures and created the special off white texture they use in these images. Then I optimized the models for quicker rendering. Just downtown was a file size of 158 mb, and I optimized all of downtown to a single model of 20 mb. No small feat.
