Due to recent research, I have revised the date of this video from 1900-1927.
Well, we are back into the changes made to the St. George Temple, of which, there were many. Today’s video is most about changes to the annex.
Right around the turn of the century, the water tower was removed. The water tower had supplied water to the font, and was determined to no longer be necessary. The water tower was removed and the annex, already in place around the temple, was remodeled and expanded into the space where the tower had been.
So this is a bit outside of my usual, but only by about 1,800 years, so no biggie. Those of you who have followed my work know that my model of Herod’s Temple has been in the works for a few years now. It’s finally to a point where I am considering it complete enough to post a video of. I may do more someday, but that day, if it exists, is a long way off.
This was a difficult model to get to this point. It seamed like fixing one little thing would cause ten others to get messed up, and I am not always certain how that happened, I just know it did.
But w are here now, and I hope you enjoy this model and video!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Can I have it?
No.
Can I buy it?
Not likely. It would depend on what you want to use it for, for one. You would also need to remember that it represents a huge investment in research and time, on my part, and on that of others. There are many things to consider when it comes to the use of this model.
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!
Having finally got caught up with the Church again for the third or fourth time this year, I am diving back into my historic Temple models once again. Today’s installment int he Series is the ‘as dedicated’ version of the Salt Lake Temple.
I spent much time on this temple model working on that fantastic annex that the temple originally had, as well as the boiler house. A close look at the grounds will show the guardhouse, formerly the architects office, as well as Orson Pratt’s observatory. The greenhouse that was originally included in as an attached part of the Garden Room is included, as is the last remaining bit of the endowment house, which functioned temporarily as a greenhouse for the temple grounds themselves.
The Elevator Myth
There is a story widely spread about the elevators at the Salt Lake Temple. I have also heard it told about Cardston Temple, but just once, and even then it was absurd.
The story is short, and says that Brigham Young demanded that large open shafts be left inside the temple, and required they not be filled. Later when it came time to install elevators int he temple, these shafts proved to be exactly the right size, even though elevators had been unheard of prior to that point.
I have not been able to find a source for this myth, often these stories have at least some basis in truth, but this one, I cannot find anything at all that could conceivably be linked to the origin of this one.
The Truth Of It
Even at the time the saints were crossing the plains, elevators were already in use elsewhere in the world, especially in Europe. When Truman O. Angell did his study mission in Europe, looking over famous bits of architecture, several of the buildings he visited had elevators int hem, including the Palace of Versailles in France.
Meanwhile, back in the United states, the Otis Elevator Company was founded, patented and sold their first commercially available elevator in 1853, the year the Saints broke ground for the temple. Partway through the construction of the temple, Otis Elevator Co would provide the church with a bid for elevators for the then still under construction temple. This bid can be seen in the Church History Library’s online archive, and is dated June of 1883, 6 years BEFORE the temple was completed. The Angel on the top of the east tower was still planned to be a weather vane until at least 1887, so the plans for Elevators pre-date the plans for the Angel Moroni statue. An elevator lift and elevator equipment can be seen on one of the later floorplans of the temple.
The fact of the matter is the Salt Lake temple was dedicated with the Elevators already functioning and in place. There never were any mysterious shafts, and the same goes true for any other temple you hear this rumor about.
And with this, I am caught up to the Church for what I think might be the third time this year!
I love the features and details on this temple. So many fun little bits that it was quite the pleasure to model this one. I hope you enjoy this temple as much as I enjoyed making it.
I am not happy with the result of this video. Despite my best effort, I just could not come up with a configuration for the temple that actually looked good to me. This is what I came up with, and when more information is available, I will update it.
Four days ago I caught up with the Church for the Third time THIS YEAR when I finished my first draft video for the Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple. Today I am again behind by tow, with today’s release of the Antofagasta Chile Temple Render, and last nights release of the Harare Zimbabwe render.
So today, enjoy Port Moreseby Papua New Guinea. Next week there will be more to come.
I don’t know why, but this one took me a long time to finish. I am very happy with the results, however, so totally worth it.
I used more bird sounds than normal on this video, but there were so many good ones, and all of them recorded just a couple miles from the site. There is a clip of a bunch of green parakeets being very chatty, and those were recorded about a block from the temple site.
