One of these three, on a similar theme, but slightly different takes:
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Full Name of Site: Temple Square, Salt Lake City
Country: USA
TWHS? No
Short description of site: The epicentre of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, better known as Mormons. The ensemble includes the
Salt Lake Temple, the
Salt Lake Tabernacle home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Assembly Hall,
Joseph Smith Memorial Building and
Beehive House.
This is the focal point and administrative heart of an international religion with in excess of 16 million followers. It bears a unique testimony to New World religious faith and its relationship with frontier towns, migration, and the Old American West
Criteria: Cultural
Outstanding universal value / comparative analysis: Bahá'i Holy Places, Vatican City, Lumbini, Canterbury
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Full Name of Site: Plat of Zion, urban grid of Salt Lake City
Country: USA
TWHS? No
Short description of site: Radiating out from Temple Square the urban grid layout of Salt Lake City, is a classic new world grid system, though with a claim of divine inspiration for its unique and future proofed massive scale. Incorporating the religious centre of the LDS church around temple square and also the secular centre in the
Utah State Capitol, and infrastructure including one of the main stopping points on the transcontinental railroad.
Laid out as the future capital of a religion the city would be as populous as New York or Philadelphia were at the time, and would offer the best parts of a city—infrastructure, education, and community—but without vice and crime. This could be achieved by giving residents lots of space; it would essentially be a rural city. Within the large blocks, each church member would have a plot of land for fruit trees and vegetable gardens, along with a home, which were imagined as the essential piece of the urban fabric.
Resource:
Excellent episode of the podcast 99% InvisibleCriteria: Cultural
Outstanding universal value / comparative analysis: Ferrara, Quito, Lima, Mexico City, San Cristobal de La Laguna
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Full Name of Site: The Mormon Trail
Country: USA
TWHS? No
Short description of site:This is the trail of Mormon migration westwards across the United States, from
Nauvoo in Western Illinois, through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming and finishing in Salt Lake City Utah, which was settled by Brigham Young and his followers beginning in 1847. From Council Bluffs, Iowa to Fort Bridger in Wyoming, the trail follows much the same route as the Oregon Trail and the California Trail; these trails are collectively known as the Emigrant Trail.
This route demonstrates the Westward expansion of the United States, as well as religious migration driven by persecution, providing a unique testament to religious life in the country in the 19th century.
There route is well maintained, with many sites demonstrating the harsh travelling conditions (
Winter Quarters,
Emigration Canyon, as well as the outstanding religious monuments built by the new religion, Temples in Nauvoo and Salt Lake City at either end. Additionally I would propose adding early Tabernacles and Temples built in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming as testament to the new religion building a religious network in the new territories.
Resource:
Criteria: Cultural
Outstanding universal value / comparative analysis: Struggling to think of other sites at present, I'm sure there are ones though.