Salt Lake City Skyline example of the strengths of the city itself. From its soaring architecture of its old public buildings in circulation, here are 10 architectural monuments of Salt Lake City do not miss:
The most famous landmark in Salt Lake City is Temple Square. Completed in 1892, the temple is open only to internal Mormon temple with current recommendations, which the individual lives to the church of standard conditions. However, visits in 30 languages, whereOut of the market each day and explore the great out of the temple and surrounding buildings. There are also free concerts on the weekends of the famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The temple is 16 feet thick walls of granite, 6 points, and a 22 carat gold statue of the angel Moroni. Another exemplary form of secular architecture is the Cathedral of the Madeleine. Completed in 1909, the way Carl Neuhausen Romanesque cathedral and the Gothic interior has been designeddesigned by John Theodore Comes. The cathedral is open to the public seven days a week, offering concerts, nationally recognized organist. The meditation chapel is in pink marble with intricate bronze doors, frosted windows. E 'was built by Mr. and Mrs. Ross Beason in 1948 in memory of his son, who died in World War II, and all the members of the armed forces, whose remains were never rebuilt after the war. The memory surrounding Grove Park contains more than 300 marks in granitememoriam to the soldiers Utah. Salt Lake City and County Building was completed in 1894 and is an excellent example of Romanesque architecture Richard Smithsonian. The building has gargoyles, towers, mountains of Utah history, and a statue of Columbia, who was an early symbol of America. At the end of 1980 became the first building in the world to be equipped with insulators fund to protect against damage from an earthquake. The building was the state capital1916th Completed in 1915 at a cost of $ 2,740,000 (which is about 53 million U.S. dollars by today's standards), the Utah State Capitol in Renaissance style. Designed by Richard Kletting the building was a progressive project, reinforced concrete, elevators and electric lighting included. In 2004 the building was extensively renovated, and works of art, furniture and office equipment were purchased and stored. Salt Lake Union Pacific Railroad Station embodies the 'The importance of the railroad to the early development of Utah. The station was in 1909 at a price of $ 300,000 (almost $ 6,500,000 in the modern sense) was constructed. The exterior is French Second Empire, and the interior is French Renaissance. The station now has an opulent concert hall, according to The Book Depot. Salt Lake City Public Library, designed by Israeli architect Moshe Safdie. Equipped with ultra-modern design features with flights of fancy, the wedge-shaped building is beautifulMountain View, ideal for any consideration of the more than 500,000 books in the library collection. Thomas Kearns was silver miner, a U.S. senator and publisher of the Salt Lake Tribune. The villa with 28 rooms was completed in 1902, is now the official residence of the governor of Utah. Designed by Carl Neuhausen, chateauesque home was restored in 1996. David Keith, Thomas Kearns partners' coalition of the Silver King mine, where the two struck rich in Park City Silver Mines. His house,located on South Temple Street, features intricate wood panels and stained glass. The McCune Mansion was completed in 1901 and renovated 100 years later. The house was the residence of Alfred and Elizabeth McCune and is now used for weddings. Satin with fine-grained mahogany from South America, tiles from the Netherlands, and a large mirror from Germany spared no expense in building their home McCune. The ceiling paintings and decorativeBorders to stop an artist from New York two years ago.
