Buenos Aires Argentina Temple, Mormon temple in Ciudad Evita, Argentina

The Buenos Aires Argentina Temple is a light-gray granite building in Ciudad Evita with a steeply pitched pale roof and six tall white spires: one at each end and four along the long side, the leftmost being the tallest and topped by a small figure. Vertical windows and a row of lower columns run along the long side, and a white fence lines the front. Inside are four instruction rooms, three sealing rooms and a baptistry.

Announced on April 2, 1980, by church president Spencer W. Kimball, the temple's groundbreaking took place on April 20, 1983, led by apostle Bruce R. McConkie. After a public open house in December 1985 drew about 29,000 visitors, Thomas S. Monson dedicated the building in 11 sessions on January 17, 1986. A renovation from 2009 to 2012 expanded it to 28,299 square feet, and Henry B. Eyring rededicated it on September 9, 2012.

The temple's art glass in blue, white and gold echoes Argentina's flag, and its interior uses Argentine-style motifs and anigre and makore woodwork. For the 2012 rededication, more than 2,000 young members performed music and dance on immigrant heritage and gaucho cowboy culture. Seven altar cloths were requested from local members; 64 came back.

The temple stands at Autopista Tte. Gral. Pablo Ricchieri 4955, at the junction with Avenida Italia in Ciudad Evita, about 5.5 km from the nearest access point to Buenos Aires. It is not open for casual visits: only baptized members with a current temple recommend may enter. Public access is limited to periodic open houses, such as those held in 1985 and 2012.

Seven cloths were requested from local members to cover the altars; 64 came back, prompting M. Russell Ballard to remark on the commitment of the Saints of South America. The first temple president was Ángel Abrea, later the church's first general authority from Latin America.