tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post3197013604408547609..comments2024-03-18T10:08:33.459-06:00Comments on The Trumpet Stone: Temple Materials - Precast ConcreteScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-32498842015517712352021-09-13T09:31:29.329-06:002021-09-13T09:31:29.329-06:00greatgreatKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168386947277193613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-68080674880635794272013-08-12T04:58:14.434-06:002013-08-12T04:58:14.434-06:00Whether the building material used is concrete or ... <br />Whether the building material used is concrete or if it is cultured stone, these professionals <a href="http://www.tuozzoloconstruction.com/pages.php?id=23" rel="nofollow"><b>Long Island Cultured Stone Contractors</b></a> have right expertise and equipments to do the work. <br />Long Island Cultured Stone Contractorshttp://www.tuozzoloconstruction.com/pages.php?id=23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-82231076523203808512011-05-09T19:07:49.415-06:002011-05-09T19:07:49.415-06:00I'm not sure about Quetzaltenango, it might be...I'm not sure about Quetzaltenango, it might be something like limestone that looks very similar to concrete. I'm trying to find out more.<br />It does remind me of Mayan architecture.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-76797672543494681842011-05-09T13:26:12.422-06:002011-05-09T13:26:12.422-06:00Tolman, the LDS Newsroom site lists the Mexico Cit...Tolman, the LDS Newsroom site lists the Mexico City Temple as 166.5 feet tall.<br /><br />Thanks for the interesting information on concrete, Scott. I think the Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple is another example of a temple being built with precast concrete panels. I haven't found anything saying that, but it can't be anything else. Also, it's another example of a temple design Travis Brintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172222314870629240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-58346101896558794322011-05-09T00:06:54.453-06:002011-05-09T00:06:54.453-06:00Amazing! I never realized so many used bare concre...Amazing! I never realized so many used bare concrete. I too have been to a number of these and some I thought were obviously concrete, but others I had no idea. As a matter of fact, growing up, I always thought the Mexico City temple was just gray. I kind of thought it was reflecting the gray stone of the Mayan ruins, so it made sense to me--I didn't like it, but it made sense. Now that I Tolmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455178566926393762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-37255867501324240402011-05-08T21:37:17.505-06:002011-05-08T21:37:17.505-06:00The Buenos Aires Argentina Temple is native grey g...The Buenos Aires Argentina Temple is native grey granite, which is probably why it looks like concrete. The London Temple also looks like white concrete (or Portland cement concrete) but is actually Portland limestone (Portland cement is named after Portland limestone which it resembles).Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-7759017456774994612011-05-08T21:28:50.631-06:002011-05-08T21:28:50.631-06:00I guess to be fair I should state that several of ...I guess to be fair I should state that several of the temples on the list have stone accents and are not straight precast concrete. Still, you would think that concrete next to stone would look cheap, but if done nicely, which precasting allows, it can look really good and not out-of-place.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-52818944493267315152011-05-08T20:54:39.073-06:002011-05-08T20:54:39.073-06:00I have visited many on that list and did not reali...I have visited many on that list and did not realize some of them were precast concrete! On the other hand, photos I have seen of Buenos Aires Temple left me with the impression that it was undecorated concrete. I now see that sometime this precast concrete can give a nicer look than "natural" materials.Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/03431265608355674972noreply@blogger.com