did You Know Nominations/Oakland California Temple

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Oakland California Temple

The Oakland California Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

• ... that the public rooftop gardens of the Oakland California Temple attract visitors for its panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay Area? Source: "The rooftop garden, ornamented in pink and blue hydrangeas, is where the temple’s location really shines. On a clear day, you can see the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge, downtown Oakland and downtown San Francisco, the hills to the east and the bay to the west."
  "Visitors were astounded by its beauty, with 360-degree views of the Bay Area." https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Oakland-California-Temple-best-views-in-Bay-Area-16680702.php
  • ALT1: ... that the Federal Aviation Administration uses the brightly lit Oakland California Temple as a navigation beacon, despite complaints about light pollution from the temple's illumination? Source: "So prominent, in fact, that the church says pilots and air traffic controllers rely on the Oakland California Temple as a landmark at night, when it is brightly illuminated with LED lights."
    At night, the fully lighted temple has prompted complaints about “light pollution.” https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Oakland-California-Temple-best-views-in-Bay-Area-16680702.php https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/us/04bcintel.html
  • ALT2: ... that since 1978, the Oakland California Temple has annually hosted a Christmas light display, which has now grown to almost 500,000 lights, to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ? Source: "For a number of years special events on Temple Hill have filled the Christmas season, including tree lighting, a nativity scene, firesides, and a myriad of musical events... Before 1978, the modest display of lights had been enjoyed primarily by temple patrons, but that year’s expansion to 50,000 colored lights attracted many more visitors… (The Oakland Mayor) returned in following years to deliver remarks and to turn on the display,[38] which by 1998 had grown to 500,000 lights.”
    Cowan, Richard O.; Larsen, Robert G. (November 3, 2014). The Oakland Temple: Portal to Eternity. Salt Lake City, Provo: Brigham Young University. p. 202. ISBN 978-0842528603. https://rsc.byu.edu/oakland-temple-portal-eternity/building-bridges
  • ALT3: ... that the Oakland California Temple has a five-spire design influenced by Asian architecture and built without windows is the only temple of its kind in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Source: "Windows were also added to the windowless temple in the renovation. The temple was originally designed without windows" https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/see-inside-the-renovated-oakland-california-temple?lang=eng "and is unique among Mormon temples because it has no windows." https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/mormon-temple-long-shrouded-in-secrecy-briefly-opens-doors-to-the-public "The Asian influence in the architecture, echoing a Buddhist temple, is apparently inspired by the Bay Area’s own Asian influence — the church’s temples often incorporate the local culture of their surroundings." https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Oakland-California-Temple-best-views-in-Bay-Area-16680702.php
  • ALT4: ... that the Golden State Warriors once used the auditorium adjacent to the Oakland California Temple as a practice facility? Source: “The youth eventually filled the 1,600-seat auditorium…used years ago by the NBA’s Golden State Warriors as a practice facility” https://www.thechurchnews.com/2019/6/16/23215146/3000-youth-welcome-president-oaks-elder-bednar-to-devotional-prior-to-oakland-temple-dedication/
  • ALT5: ... that local photographers use the public Oakland California Temple gardens for photoshoots of Quinceañeras and other celebrations? Source: "Word has been out for years in Oakland and throughout the San Francisco Bay area — the Oakland temple and its grounds provide a stunning backdrop for all sorts of photoshoots, whether it be for bridals, quinceaneras, marriage proposals, birthdays, communion celebrations, proms, graduations and the like." https://www.thechurchnews.com/2019/6/23/23215158/oakland-temple-president-oaks-ballard-quinceaneras/
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  • Comment: This page was nominated to GA status within 7 days, I've included 6 relevant hooks along with detailed citations for review.

Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 20:26, 26 March 2024 (UTC).

• This is an interesting fact for a good article. Moondragon21 (talk) 17:01, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

@Moondragon21:. I am confused... have you reviewed the article? I am looking for all of the checks that a reviewer needs to do per WP:DYKRR. See checklist Template:DYK checklist Bruxton (talk) 19:48, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
@Bruxton: Yes I have, I don't see any problems with the article or the fact. Moondragon21 (talk) 19:48, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
@Moondragon21: This article needs a full review. There are 5 ALTs and 12654 characters. The editor who nominated this only has 175 edits and this is their first DYK. Please use our checklist or list here what you have checked against our criteria. Bruxton (talk) 20:35, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

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Hey all, thanks for taking a look at my submission. I placed the DYK hooks in order of which ones I thought would work best, so if you like the first one best, let's do that one first. Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 20:59, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for the review! I am new at this, is there anything else that we need to do (or that I need to do) to eventually get it put on the queue? And since the queue is backlogged, is there an estimate of when it could be put on the Did You Know Fact's section? Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 15:55, 6 April 2024 (UTC)