Construction of Tabernacle Roof
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mid Century 1940 Curt Teich Linen Postcard in Excellent, Unused Condition. This Genuine Curteich Chicago C.T. Art Colortone post card was published by Deseret Book Company of Salt Lake City, UT.
Back of Card:
This construction began in 1863 and was first used for a conference of the Church in 1867. The roof, the principal portion of the building, rests upon 44 sandstone buttresses 3 feet thick, 14 to 20 feet high and 9 feet wide. The arches are of a lattice truss construction, securely fastened, where necessary, with cowhide and wooden pegs. The Tabernacle is 250 feet long, 150 feet wide and 80 feet high, and seats approximately 8,000 people.
