Groundbreaking anniversary marks two years of progress
Published: Saturday, July 24, 1999
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The Church's new assembly building, north of Temple Square, is
steadily moving toward completion two years after President Gordon B.
Hinckley and his counselors, President Thomas S. Monson and President James
E. Faust, broke ground on Pioneer Day, 1997. Some parts of the building are
in the finishing stages of construction, such as the southeast corner in
the photo above, according to Thomas Hanson, project manager for the
building for the Church. He said other parts of the building are still in
the early construction stages. When completed, the building's main hall
will seat more than 20,000 for general conferences, pageants, musical
performances and other events. Landscaping work is also beginning on the
plaza surrounding the structure.
