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Location: Hainchener Strasse 64, 09599 Freiberg, Germany.
Temple Presidency: Gerhard Grünewald, president; with Robert T. Dewey and Siegfried H. Schmidt, counselors.
Rooms: Celestial room, one ordinance room, two sealing rooms, with added baptistry and administratve support facilities.
Exterior: White German stucco over 24-inch brick walls, blue gray slate stone slab roof.
Size: 14,125 square feet.
Architect: Emil B. Fetzer (original design); Rolf Metzner architect/contractor.
Government Construction Advisor: Dieter Hantzche, architect director of Bauakademie of Dresden.
District: Three eastern German stakes and one German district; two districts each in the Czech Republic, Romania, and Hungary; one district each in Bulgaria and Poland; and four districts in Ukraine.
Pertinent Facts: Announced Oct. 9, 1982; groundbreaking and site dedication, April 23, 1983, by Elder Thomas S. Monson of the Quorum of the Twelve; open house, June 3-15, attended by nearly 90,000 visitors; dedication, June 29-30, 1985, in seven sessions by President Gordon B. Hinckley; rededication, Sept. 7, 2002, by President Gordon B. Hinckley in one session.
