AloooooooHa! Before traveling to San Diego I found this temple on the Internet and was very intrigued by it's beautiful architecture. I had hoped to get some shots of this building while visiting my son. After he took me to dinner we set out to find this temple on the way back to his house. This temple is situated just off the I-5 and can clearly be seen from quite a distance. I knew this building would be closed as it was around 10:30 pm. I just wanted to get close enough to get a few pics. We drove around the block a few times till we found an entrance with a parking lot located right next to this temple. Although there were some trees in the way, I managed to get a few shots between them. I had a difficult time trying to get the exposure correct as the temple was well lit. After 30 shots this is the best of the bunch...I gotta practice my night shooting more~ Here are some facts on the temple for those interested. Location: 7474 Charmant Drive, San Diego, California, United States. Phone Number: 858-622-0991. Site: 7.2 acres. Exterior Finish: Marble chips in plaster. Temple Design: Modern, two-tower design. Number of Rooms: Four ordinance rooms and eight sealing. Total Floor Area: 72,000 square feet. Announcement: 7 April 1984 Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 27 February 1988 by Ezra Taft Benson Public Open House: 20 February–3 April 1993 Dedication: 25–30 April 1993 by Gordon B. Hinckley Temple Locale Situated in the upscale suburb of La Jolla in San Diego, the striking double towers of the San Diego California Temple soar above I-5 in heavily populated Southern California. Connecting the towers at the center is a supernal star-shaped atrium filled with a healthy, colorful garden. The atrium is accessed from the breathtaking two-story Celestial Room filled with towering art glass, suspended light fixtures, and featuring a grand staircase to an upper-level balcony. The public is invited to tour the manicured temple grounds and a visitors' center honoring the San Diego Mormon Battalion located 10 miles south of the temple in Old Town San Diego. Temple Facts The San Diego California Temple was the third temple built in California, following the Los Angeles California Temple (1956) and the Oakland California Temple (1964). The architects for the San Diego California Temple were William S. Lewis, Jr., design architect; Dennis Hyndman, project architect; and Shelly Hyndman, interior design architect. The Hyndmans, who are Roman Catholic, had not toured the interior of a Latter-day Saint temple until the Las Vegas Nevada Temple open house commenced in 1989. After suffering a mild heart attack four months earlier, President Ezra Taft Benson made his first trip outside the Salt Lake Valley to break ground for the San Diego California Temple—his first time presiding over a temple groundbreaking. On Monday, December 23, 1991, the 186th anniversary of the birth of the Prophet Joseph Smith, a gilded statue of the angel Moroni was installed atop the eastern spire of the San Diego California Temple. Shortly after the setting, a traveling flock of seagulls—a bird of symbolic significance to the Church—circled the new statue about three times before continuing on its course. Mahalo's for dropping in for a peek, and for the kind comments on my last post. Have a great Aloha Friday!