Anchorage Alaska Temple, Latter-day Saints temple in south Anchorage, United States

The Anchorage Alaska Temple is a church building in south Anchorage, Alaska, with exterior walls of gray and white granite flecked with quartz. A single spire rises from the roof and is topped with a statue of the angel Moroni.

The building opened in 1999 as the first house of worship of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the state of Alaska. It was completed just nine months after the groundbreaking ceremony.

The outer walls display the seven stars of the Big Dipper and the North Star, both drawn from Alaska's state flag. These motifs connect the building's religious purpose to a recognizable symbol of local identity.

The building sits in a residential area in south Anchorage and can be reached via Brayton Drive. As an active place of worship, the interior is generally open only to members, but the grounds can be visited from outside.

The 700-pound celestial room chandelier holds thousands of Hungarian crystals and 140 lights, casting a gold-colored glow through the windows. The west facade shows the Big Dipper pointing to the North Star, a motif shared with the Salt Lake Temple.