Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple

Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple
The Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple
Number	23
Dedication	9 August 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Floor area	21,184 sq ft (1,968.1 m2)
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Church chronology
← Apia Samoa Temple Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple → Santiago Chile Temple
Additional information
Announced	2 April 1980, by Spencer W. Kimball
Groundbreaking	18 February 1981, by Spencer W. Kimball
Open house	19–30 July 1983
Rededicated	4 November 2007, by Russell M. Nelson
Designed by	Emil B. Fetzer
Location	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Geographic coordinates	21°9′45.21960″S 175°16′20.35200″W / 21.1625610000°S 175.2723200000°W / -21.1625610000; -175.2723200000
Exterior finish	"R-wall" exterior finish and insulation system on concrete block; roof covered by split cedar shake shingles.
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (Movie, stationary)
Sealing rooms	3
Clothing rental	Yes
Notes	The Tongan temple was rededicated 4 November 2007 following remodeling that began in June 2006.[1][2]
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The Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple (formerly the Tongan Temple) is the 25th constructed and 23rd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is located in the middle of Tonga's main island Tongatapu near Matangiake. The area where the temple is located is commonly known as Liahona, after the name of the church-owned high school there. The temple is several miles south of its namesake city, the capital Nukuʻalofa.

The temple is the only one in Tonga, and has a floor plan similar to other southern Pacific temples, including the Apia Samoa (rebuilt in 2005) and the Papeete Tahiti temples. It was built with a modern single-spire design, similar to the Bern Switzerland Temple and the London England Temple. Most of the construction work on the temple was done by labor missionaries from New Zealand and other South Pacific Islands.