tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post3593368570357769682..comments2024-03-18T10:08:33.459-06:00Comments on The Trumpet Stone: Metal Clad Temple Towers, Domes, and SpiresScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-3944073770507404822011-09-06T08:34:32.839-06:002011-09-06T08:34:32.839-06:00Truly, those towers and spires play a big role in ...Truly, those towers and spires play a big role in symbolizing the untarnished and dignified image of different churches. Each of them has different styles and designs which are sometimes related to their struggles with modern times. And those structures should be maintained properly and protected from the harsh environment and even thieves.Vernice Yehlhttp://www.beyondexteriors.com/siding.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-17230866324417160442011-05-08T08:30:58.070-06:002011-05-08T08:30:58.070-06:00The New Zealand and Swiss Temples have large metal...The New Zealand and Swiss Temples have large metal finials on the top of their spires.<br /><br />http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/hamilton/gallery/images/hamilton-mormon-temple6.jpgBrett Stirlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182028812677024842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-45814264028773032852011-04-18T18:30:34.424-06:002011-04-18T18:30:34.424-06:00Occasionally spires have been made to look like me...Occasionally spires have been made to look like metal even though they are not. For the purposes of this post I have not verified that every spire was actually metal, although most are.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-42922585014105658642011-04-18T06:44:12.422-06:002011-04-18T06:44:12.422-06:00Only the very tips of the Ogden and Provo Temple s...Only the very tips of the Ogden and Provo Temple spires were coated with metal--just the last little section at the very top, which I believe were gold-leafed. The rest of the spires were fiberglass, and their deep yellow-orange color was representative of a pillar of fire. <br /><br />The first architects' renderings of the Provo and Ogden Temples showed Moroni statues, but the designs Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515907843009455115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-21328845189664597422011-04-14T06:47:31.513-06:002011-04-14T06:47:31.513-06:00I was helping clean the temple during the summer w...I was helping clean the temple during the summer when it closes for a few weeks.Travis Brintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172222314870629240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-80286492676212920372011-04-13T19:40:57.417-06:002011-04-13T19:40:57.417-06:00good to know. What were you doing on the spires?good to know. What were you doing on the spires?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-56503436265126664482011-04-13T15:39:16.734-06:002011-04-13T15:39:16.734-06:00Having climbed them, I can attest that the spires ...Having climbed them, I can attest that the spires of the Oakland Temple are not made of metal at all. They're reinforced concrete painted white on the inside and a bronze or gold color on the outside, with turquoise accents.Travis Brintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172222314870629240noreply@blogger.com