United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Sandy Springs, 33.92427, -84.378542009The Atlanta Georgia Temple, pictured circa 2009 and located in Sandy Springs, was the first Mormon temple erected in the South. Georgia governor George Busbee spoke at the building's groundbreaking in 1981, and the facility was dedicated two years later.Photograph of the exterior of the Atlanta Georgia Temple, pictured circa 2009 and located in Sandy Springs, Georgia. The modern-style structure features a thin white spire rising over the center of the angular single-story temple. An American flag flies at the left side of the photograph.This was the first Mormon temple erected in the South. Georgia governor George Busbee spoke at the building's groundbreaking in 1981, and the facility was dedicated two years later.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/church-jesus-christ-latter-day-saintsForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/church-jesus-christ-latter-day-saintsForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaTemples--Georgia--Sandy SpringsBuildings--Georgia--Sandy SpringsFlags--United StatesChurch architecture--Georgia--Sandy SpringsMormon church buildings--Georgia--Sandy SpringsMormon Church--Georgia--Sandy SpringsSpiresClouds--Georgia--Sandy SpringsTrees--Georgia--Sandy SpringsShrubs--Georgia--Sandy SpringsSandy Springs (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Architecture, ModernAtlanta Georgia TempleStillImage