Tijuana Mexico Temple Pictures
Standing in southeastern Tijuana near Cerro Colorado — the hill bearing the white letters “JESUCRISTO ES EL SEÑOR” — the Tijuana Temple was the thirteenth temple built in Mexico and the first in the state of Baja California. Announced by President Thomas S. Monson on October 2, 2010, it was dedicated by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf on December 13, 2015, ending the long journeys many local members once made to the San Diego California Temple or Hermosillo Sonora Temple. Its brilliant white exterior and Spanish Colonial design, echoing the missions found throughout Mexico and the American Southwest, earned it both the PCI Design Award and the Sidney Freedman Craftsmanship Award. Our collection of Tijuana Mexico Temple pictures, art prints, and paintings captures this striking border-city landmark.
About the Tijuana Mexico Temple
The Church's roots in Mexico stretch back to 1875, when Brigham Young sent missionary Daniel Jones to distribute gospel literature in Mexico City, and by 1954 the first congregation had been organized in Tijuana itself. Membership grew steadily over the following decades, and by the time President Thomas S. Monson announced the Tijuana Temple on October 2, 2010, local Saints had long been making the journey across the border to the San Diego California Temple or south to the Hermosillo Sonora Temple. Church leaders selected a 9.4-acre site in southeastern Tijuana on Paseo del Río, near Cerro Colorado, a hill overlooking the city marked with large white letters proclaiming "Jesucristo es el Señor." Elder Benjamin De Hoyos of the Seventy presided over the groundbreaking on August 18, 2012.
The finished 33,367-square-foot temple reflects the Spanish Colonial architecture found throughout Mexico's historic missions, its brilliant white exterior symbolizing the temple's holy purpose and its central tower lifting the eyes heavenward. Inside, marble staircases, wrought iron railings, and colorful patterned tiles honor the region's craftsmanship traditions. A public open house held November 13 through 28, 2015, drew more than 71,000 visitors, and a cultural celebration the evening before the dedication traced the history of the Church in Mexico through music and dance. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf dedicated the Tijuana Mexico Temple in three sessions on December 13, 2015, with the services broadcast to meetinghouses throughout the country so thousands more could participate. It became the Church's 149th operating temple, serving approximately 45,000 members in the surrounding area.
Tijuana Temple Photos, Art & Prints
Set against the backdrop of Cerro Colorado and framed by towering palm trees and a tiered fountain, the Tijuana Temple offers photographers a vivid, colorful setting distinct from any other Latter-day Saint temple along the U.S.-Mexico border. Its brilliant white Spanish Colonial exterior stands out dramatically against the city skyline, especially in the warm evening light of coastal Baja California. Our collection features photography and fine art capturing the Tijuana Temple throughout the year.
Tijuana Temple prints make a meaningful and inspirational gift for members throughout Baja California and northern Mexico, and for anyone with ties to this vibrant border city. Perfect for weddings, mission homecomings, new homes, and other milestone occasions.