Lds Conference Center Roof Garden

The lds church conference center green roof is a 4 acre green roof built atop one of the worlds largest unsupported conference centers seating 21 000 people.

Lds conference center roof garden.

The lds conference center s roof garden is featured in the october issue of landscape architecture magazine. Wonderful rooftop garden see 857 traveler reviews 291 candid photos and great deals for salt lake city ut at tripadvisor. 60 west north temple. Mormon tabernacle choir.

So called intensive green roofs with deeper soil and a wider range of plants often need more this roof garden requires a lot of hands on maintenance according to the article soil for a typical green roof is only about 2 3 inches thick with no maintenance while the conference center has shallow soils averaging 18 inches thick and deep soils averaging 4 feet thick. Announced in 1996 the conference center was completed in 2000 and is home of the semiannual general conference of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. The roof balcony terrace and orchestra levels of the auditorium are integrated with an extensive system of fountains exterior stairs gardens and a five acre rooftop alpine meadow. Step inside the largest auditorium of its kind in the world.

You can see just the trees from the street but it s the roof that recalls how unique. The design was meant to evoke the natural landscapes of the salt lake valley. See 857 traveler reviews 291 candid photos and great deals for salt lake city ut at tripadvisor. The conference held every april and october is attended by church members from all over the world and broadcast in over 90 languages to the millions that cannot attend.

All reviews roof garden amazing building temple square tabernacle choir tour guide free tour beautiful artwork spoken word jesus christ of latter day saints pipe organ great tour christmas concert sunday morning across the street salt lake. The church of jesus christ of latter day saints conference center won the 2003 green roofs for healthy cities award of excellence in the new combination category. Restaurants near lds conference center. Check out the roof.

0 08 mi farr s cafe and creamery 0 18 mi the roof restaurant 0 19 mi the garden restaurant 0 21 mi nauvoo cafe 0 22 mi blue lemon. View all restaurants near lds conference center on tripadvisor.