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San Diego California Temple Reopens for Public Tours After Three-Year Renovation

Visitors can tour the restored temple’s art-glass, mechanical upgrades and refreshed interiors before its scheduled Aug. 23 rededication.

Overview

  • A media day on Monday, June 15 let church leaders and reporters tour the renovated San Diego California Temple ahead of the public open house.
  • The open house runs June 18 through July 11, Monday to Saturday, with free admission and reservations recommended on the temple website to manage demand.
  • Renovation work over three years focused on repairing heat-damaged art-glass windows, upgrading HVAC and mechanical systems, restoring the marble-crete exterior and refreshing landscaping and interiors.
  • Interior photography was restricted during tours, but the Church released official interior and exterior photographs and highlighted preserved and new artworks and design features such as the two-level celestial room and atrium.
  • The four-story, 58,000-square-foot temple — visible from Interstate 5 and serving roughly 50,000 regional members — will be rededicated on Aug. 23 with a 10 a.m. broadcast and a 2 p.m. rebroadcast to the temple district.