• Construction began in 1863 and was completed in 1867
• Recognized as a national historic civil engineering landmark
• The roof rests on an enourmous inverted bowl on 44 columns of sandstone
• The roof is supported by wood arches
• The original shingles on the roof were wooden, and were later replaced by sheet tin, then by aluminum.
• The building is 250 feet long, 150 feet wide and 80 feet high.
• Seats approximately 6,500
• The columns and benches are constructed of white pine
• The benches were finished to look like oak, and the columns like marble
• Home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
• Features the Tabernacle Organ