Leave the Assembly Hall
The Salt Lake Assembly Hall is a Victorian Gothic congregation hall. The cruciform layout is complemented by Stars of David circumscribed high above each entrance, symbolizing the LDS belief that the modern Church represents a re-gathering of the Biblical Tribes of Israel. Construction of the Assembly Hall began on August 11, 1877. During the first two years of construction, the Assembly Hall was confusingly called the "new tabernacle." John Taylor, then President of the LDS Church, cleared up the confusion by naming it the "Salt Lake Assembly Hall" in 1879. (Ref)
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