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Show Nowhere in the length and breath of then world is there a more unique structure for worship H than the great Mormon tabernacle. It has a seat- M ing capacity of eight thousand persons, while ten IB to twelve thousand have been frequently acco nmo H dated within its bowl-shaped walls. The building H is 150 feet wide and 250 long. The colossal domeW loof, the central portion of which is sevent feetM from the floor, is the laigebt permanent sp1 sup-M porting structure in the United States. The foun- WM dation stone was laid July 2G, 18G4, and the mild-IB ing was completed October 8, 1875. It is tht prin H cipal meeting place of the Latter-Day Saint , and IB has frequently been used for grand social an con- IK cert festivities. Its acoustic properties s rpaW those of any known building, and its magr ficentM pipe organ is next to the largest in the worl . H |
