Another first Sunday visit to the Gilbert Temple site.
The first time we visited the site, we saw lots of these power poles. They are gone now; re-routed underground in the vicinity of the temple. I only theorized that they would be sent underground in previous posts but it's been confirmed now that it's done. This allows the Temple to appear architecturally as the beacon to the world that it is spiritually. The steeple won't be obstructed by such unruly power poles. You can see that the power lines terminate at this pole about a quarter mile away and move down the pole out of sight.
I zoomed in on this to show the beautiful clouds in the distance- we are gearing up for a monsoon this afternoon.
Here are a couple of elevator shafts rising above the structure at this point. I did some counting and it appears that the building will have 3 floors plus a basement where the
baptistry is located. The steeple is supposed to be about 130 feet high, relative to what will be about a 60 foot high building.
This crane will probably hoist the Angel Moroni statue at the top of the steeple. The Angel Moroni statue is a rendition of an angel with a trumpet sounding the Gospel to all nations- very fitting for a temple of God. Shaw thought the crane was kinda big guns for such a small project but I pointed out that lots of construction materials weigh more than a ton and can't be hefted by construction workers. Plus, the height of this crane allows for movement to just about any point on the
job site from where the trucks pull in with construction material each day.
I'll be travelling for DJ work in San Diego on Labor Day weekend so we'll visit the Phoenix Temple site on the second
Sunday in September.
The first time we visited the site, we saw lots of these power poles. They are gone now; re-routed underground in the vicinity of the temple. I only theorized that they would be sent underground in previous posts but it's been confirmed now that it's done. This allows the Temple to appear architecturally as the beacon to the world that it is spiritually. The steeple won't be obstructed by such unruly power poles. You can see that the power lines terminate at this pole about a quarter mile away and move down the pole out of sight.
I zoomed in on this to show the beautiful clouds in the distance- we are gearing up for a monsoon this afternoon.
Here are a couple of elevator shafts rising above the structure at this point. I did some counting and it appears that the building will have 3 floors plus a basement where the baptistry is located. The steeple is supposed to be about 130 feet high, relative to what will be about a 60 foot high building.
This crane will probably hoist the Angel Moroni statue at the top of the steeple. The Angel Moroni statue is a rendition of an angel with a trumpet sounding the Gospel to all nations- very fitting for a temple of God. Shaw thought the crane was kinda big guns for such a small project but I pointed out that lots of construction materials weigh more than a ton and can't be hefted by construction workers. Plus, the height of this crane allows for movement to just about any point on the job site from where the trucks pull in with construction material each day.
I'll be travelling for DJ work in San Diego on Labor Day weekend so we'll visit the Phoenix Temple site on the second Sunday in September.
Love the temple updates! Thanks for sharing
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