"No one will ever mistake this for a tilt-up building in an industrial park. This is the Mormon temple being built adjacent to Interstate 5 on San Diego's affluent northern edge. After all, how many San Diego buildings have a multiterraced design, 190-foot twin spires and a 14-foot-tall gold leaf statue of the angel Moroni atop one of the spires facing eastward and blowing his prophetic trumpet? Try none."
"We talked about it becoming a San Diego landmark eventually, but in reality it's already become a landmark. In San Diego, when you consider distinctive structures, there's the Hotel del Coronado, the Coronado-Bay Bridge, (and) the Mission de Alcala--it's a small list. Now we're on the list."
"I think it's a big asset to San Diego. You're coming down the freeway from the north and all you see are condos and corporate architecture until you hit the Mormon temple and the Hyatt (hotel). Those two things let you know this is San Diego and not San Clemente or Mission Viejo."
San Diego's newly constructed Mormon temple, costing nearly $24 million, features distinctive architecture including multiterraced design, 190-foot twin spires, and a 14-foot gold leaf angel Moroni statue. The gleaming white structure is positioned adjacent to Interstate 5 on the city's northern edge and has already achieved landmark status despite not yet officially opening. Over 500,000 visitors are expected during a six-week open house. Local officials and architects recognize the temple as a significant civic asset that provides San Diego with a distinctive architectural signature on its northern border, comparable to iconic structures like the Hotel del Coronado and Coronado-Bay Bridge.
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