Atlanta Georgia Temple Pictures
The Atlanta Temple was the first temple built in the Southeastern United States — a landmark of faith perched on a gentle hillside in Sandy Springs, Georgia, its single spire and glowing stained glass walls visible to travelers along the Turner McDonald Parkway. Dedicated in 1983, and later rededicated in 2011 following a complete interior renovation, it has served Latter-day Saints throughout Georgia, Tennessee, and the surrounding region for over 40 years. Our collection of Atlanta Temple pictures, art prints, and paintings captures this beloved temple in a range of styles and sizes.
Crescent Moon
by Alan Fullmer
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Front Sunset
by Lance Bertola
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For Eternity
by Rory Wallwork
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Last Light
by Rory Wallwork
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Heavenly Light
by Rory Wallwork
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Golden Sunset
by Rory Wallwork
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Summer Sunset
by Rory Wallwork
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Pastel Sunrise
by Rory Wallwork
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Watercolor Painting
by Mei Teng Kok
About the Atlanta Georgia Temple
Announced on April 2, 1980 and dedicated on June 1–4, 1983 by President Gordon B. Hinckley — the first of 90 temples he would dedicate or rededicate during his lifetime — the Atlanta Temple is the 21st operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the first built in Georgia and the entire Southeast. The 34,500-square-foot temple sits on 9.6 acres at 6450 Barfield Road in Sandy Springs, distinguished by a signature wall of stained glass that glows with warm light in the evening and a beautifully maintained rolling lawn. The original design submitted for the temple lacked a spire and Angel Moroni statue — drawing criticism from a local newspaper reviewer — which led Church architect Emil B. Fetzer to revise the plans. The revised design, released in January 1982, established a tradition of including a spire and Angel Moroni on nearly every successive temple built by the Church for the next four decades.
The May 1983 open house drew over 60,000 visitors in less than three weeks, with the first day reserved for VIP guests including Atlanta Braves baseball legend Dale Murphy — himself a member of the Church. At the dedication, President Hinckley promised that the baptistry would one day be enlarged; 14 years later, he personally returned to fulfill that promise when a renovation project expanded the baptistry and added offices. In 2009 the temple closed for nearly two years for a complete interior renovation that added progressive ordinance rooms with murals, raised the ceiling heights, added a non-patron waiting room, and installed art glass with daylight-style lighting in the Celestial Room. In a particularly meaningful design decision, the crystal from the original Celestial Room chandelier was crushed and incorporated into the new Celestial Room art glass windows — and marble from the original altars was set into the chapel pulpit. President Thomas S. Monson rededicated the temple on May 1, 2011.
Atlanta Temple Photos, Art & Prints
The Atlanta Temple's hillside setting among mature Georgia hardwoods, with its distinctive glowing stained glass façade and immaculate grounds, gives photographers a beautiful and distinctive subject that changes character dramatically between day and evening. Our collection features photography and fine art capturing the temple in the lush green seasons that characterize the Atlanta area, in the vivid autumn color that sweeps through the Georgia hardwoods, and in the rare but beautiful occasions when snow falls on the temple grounds — a sight Latter-day Saints throughout the Southeast cherish.
Atlanta Temple prints make a meaningful and inspirational gift for members throughout Georgia, Tennessee, and the broader Southeast — and for anyone with a connection to this historic pioneer temple of the American South. Perfect for weddings, mission homecomings, new homes, and milestone occasions.