Jedi Temple based on Mormon Temple?

This is a serious and sensitive question as it relates to a real religion, so please no flames and insensitive posts (and no I am not a Mormon):

The Jedi Temple has five spires which is a requirement of the architecture of the Temples in the Mormon Church of Latter Day Saints. It looks particularly similar to the Mormon Temple in Oakland, California (which I always thought looked very futuristic and Sci-Fi in its architecture); Oakland is very near the offices of Lucas Film, so I am sure George Lucas is familiar with this building. If anyone knows if this similarity is coincidental or intended, I would love to know.

 

It is very possible. I always theought the idea of the Jedi Knight was brought from the Preisthood. Because they are keepers of the peace, they believe in a higher being other than themselves. They have different classes, Master, Padawan, Knight. versus Deacon, Priest, Bishop. GL gets his influences from a lot of various places, things, groups out there. Kind of like the way he made the Imperials look like the Nazis.

 

Post a Pic of the Mormon Temple.

 

Here is an address to a good pic. I think it's the one.

http://www.alaskaair.com/images/destinations/oak_temple.jpg



I dont know how to post pics on forums, or create a link. If someone could do that for me, that would be great.

 

Hmmm. I do see the connection. Interesting.

Good pic Thor.

 

interesting take on the architecture of the building. I have always thought that the temple or it's ideals are based on the Sholin Temple in northern China. Obi-Wan and Yoda fighting at the front of it gave me that impression.

 

What does the ShouLin Temple look like? I always thought of the Jedi in more Eastern terms as well, but I find the visual similarity of the Jedi temple on Coruscant and the Mormon Temple in Oakland to be too compelling to be a mere coincidence.

 

Lucas gets his ideas about Jedi from every religion pretty much (mainly Budhism) so it's very possible that he got some ideas from Moromons

 

Any one know what the five spires of the Mormon temple mean/represent? This might explain why Lucas chose it as model for the Jedi Temple...

 

I'm a non-active Mormon fyi.

One name I immediately found interesting about TPM was the name and pronunciation of Naboo.

The first mormon temple in the modern world was built in Nauvoo, Illinois.

EDIT, not all mormon temples are required to have five spires. In fact, Oakland's is the only to have such.

EDIT2,
Here's a link to info about the temple. Note the info bar below the pic about temple design:

modern,five-spire design with oriental motif

There's the eastern link.

They even used the word motif.

Oakland Temple

 

Thanks Shane!