Salt Lake Temple
The Salt Lake Temple belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). This is the largest temple of this church in the region: its area is 23.5 thousand square meters. m. The temple was consecrated in 1893 and became the sixth in the United States and the fourth since the exodus of Mormons from Illinois in 1846.
Salt Lake City and County Government Building
The Salt Lake City and County Government Building was built by free masons between 1891 and 1894 and replaced the old Council and County Courthouse. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this building was a symbol of all non-Mormons.
The Utah State Capitol
The main building of the Capitol Complex, located on Capitol Hill, was designed and built in the Neoclassical Revival style in 1912-1916. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Memorial Park “This is the place”
Memorial Park “This is the place” is located in the eastern part of the city, at the foot of the mountain range and near the beginning of Emigration Canyon. It was here in 1847 that Brigham Young first saw the Salt Lake Valley, which soon became a new home for Mormon settlers.
Utah Museum of Natural History
The Utah Museum of Natural History (NHMU) is located in the center of Rio Tinto on the University of Utah campus and occupies a new modern building built in 2011, designed by a New York architect. The museum was founded in 1959.