Freiberg Germany Temple, Religious temple in Freiberg, Germany
The Freiberg Germany Temple is a 7,840-square-foot Latter-day Saints temple on a one-acre hillside site in Freiberg, Saxony. Its German-influenced exterior has Gothic-style arches and a single spire, crowned since 2002 by a statue of the angel Moroni. Inside are one ordinance room and two sealing rooms, lit by three Czech crystal chandeliers bought at the Leipzig Trade Fair.
Construction began in 1983 and marked the first religious building of its kind in a communist-controlled territory. The project represented an unusual development during the division of Germany.
Members from across Europe gather here to perform religious ceremonies and rituals within its walls. The space is organized to accommodate different forms of spiritual practice.
The temple stands on a hillside plot of about one acre that the church was allowed to buy outright in 1982. A hostel on the grounds offers a limited number of overnight places for temple visitors. The building was extended and given a basement in 2015–2016, and open days were held from 12 to 27 August 2016 before the rededication.
The East German government proposed the project in 1978 as a way to reduce visa requests and generate revenue from construction work. This made the building an unusual case of state support for this religious institution.
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