Cardston Alberta Temple Layered Wood Plaque

This multi-layer "mandala style" temple plaque is an original design. The detailed art piece is created out of 9 layers of laser-cut, birch and mahogany woods with a total thickness just over 1"

The design elements in our designs reflect the unique architectural detail found in this specific temple, an effect that is relaxing and mesmerizing.

This unique piece of inspirational artwork makes a special gift for friends, newly weds and loved ones. It can be showcased in your home or office, hung on a  wall or displayed on a desk or shelf.

The Cardston Alberta Temple was the first temple built in Canada, which, at the time, belonged to the British Empire.

The Cardston Alberta Temple was the first temple built outside of the United States.

The Cardston Alberta Temple was the first temple designed without a steeple or priesthood assembly room, demonstrating a transition away from the multipurpose use of temples.

The Cardston Alberta Temple was the first temple to have a cornerstone engraved with the year that the stone was set in place (A.D. 1915).

The design of the Cardston Alberta Temple served as the basic pattern for the Laie Hawaii Temple, which was completed four years before the Cardston temple was dedicated.

Delayed in part by World War I, construction of the Cardston Alberta Temple lasted for 10 years. The last two years of construction were needed just to furnish the temple and prepare it for use; public tours were offered to visitors during this time.

A water feature inside the east entrance to the Cardston Alberta Temple features a 33-foot wide sculpted stone panel depicting Jesus Christ offering living water to the Samaritan woman at the well. The striking sculpture was originally the centerpiece of an exterior courtyard, but it was later enclosed.

The Cardston Alberta Temple features beautiful hand-painted murals and rare hardwoods on the walls of its its progressive-style ordinance rooms: Creation Room, Garden Room, World Room, Terrestrial Room, and Celestial Room (no murals).

In 1962, an addition to the Cardston Alberta Temple was dedicated by President Hugh B. Brown, who resided in Alberta for many years after his family moved there when he was sixteen years old.

In May 1988, the Cardston Alberta Temple was closed for three years of renovation work, which included modernization of its electrical and mechanical systems, addition of an entryway to the front of the building, and complete refurbishment of its interior—done with painstaking attention to detail to keep the temple true to its original decorating and design.

On September 16, 1995, the government named the Cardston Alberta Temple a Canadian Historic Site. The commemorative plaque recognizes the temple as "the first consciously modern building in the province of Alberta."

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