Editing Provo, Utah (section)

===Points of interest===
[[File:ProvoLibrary.jpg|thumb|[[Provo City Library]] in the former Brigham Young Academy]]
[[File:Provo Tabernacle.jpeg|thumb|The [[Provo Tabernacle]] before destruction by fire in 2010. It was later renovated into [[Provo City Center Temple]].]]
[[File:Provo Utah Temple 1.jpg|thumb|The [[Provo Utah Temple]]]]
[[File:Utah valley convention center.jpg|thumb|The Utah Valley Convention Center]]

====Covey Center for the Arts====
The Covey Center for the Arts,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coveycenter.org/|title=Covey Center for the Arts|publisher=Covey Center for the Arts|access-date=February 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021204153/http://www.coveycenter.org/|archive-date=October 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> a performing arts center, is at 425 West Center Street. It features plays, ballets, art showcases, and musical performances throughout the year. The size of the building is a total of {{Convert|42000|sqft|4=0}}. The main performance hall seats 670 people. Three dance studios are furnished with a piano, ballet bars, and mirrors. Another theater, the Brinton Black Box Theater, seats 60 for smaller, more intimate events. There are also two art galleries: the {{Convert|1620|sqft|adj=on}} Secured Gallery and the Eccles Gallery in the lower lobby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coveycenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=4&Itemid=4 |title=Covey Center for the Arts facts |publisher=Covey Center for the Arts |access-date=February 12, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107194658/http://www.coveycenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=4&Itemid=4 |archive-date=November 7, 2013 }}</ref>

==== LDS Church MTC====
Provo is the location of the church's largest MTC. Each week approximately 475 [[Mormon Missionary|missionaries]] enter for 3–9 weeks of training before they depart for the mission field, becoming part of more than 58,000 in more than 120 countries. About 1,100 instructors (many of them returned missionaries) teach 62 languages. The MTC in Provo began construction in July 1974 and was completed in July 1976. The MTC was expanded in the early 1990s to become the largest of the 17 such centers than in the world.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Robb Hicken |title=BYU helps push language learning for missionaries |url=http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/57697 |website=BYU NewsNet |date=December 1, 2005 |access-date=November 9, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903031314/http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/57697 |archive-date=September 3, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=37bc12fccd78f010VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRD&vgnextchannel=3e0511154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD |title=LDS Newsroom - Statistics of LDS Church |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810124300/http://www.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=37bc12fccd78f010VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRD&vgnextchannel=3e0511154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD |archive-date=August 10, 2010 }}</ref> Additional construction was completed in 2017.<ref name=MTCbuildings2017>{{cite news |url= https://www.deseret.com/2017/7/26/20616666/new-mtc-buildings-in-provo-include-larger-classrooms-outside-study-space#missionaries-study-outside-the-provo-missionary-training-center-in-provo-on-wednesday-july-26-2017-new-renovations-have-been-made-to-accommodate-3700-missionaries |title=New MTC buildings in Provo include larger classrooms, outside study space|last= Lockhart |first= Ben |date= July 26, 2017 |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] |access-date= August 14, 2020 }}</ref><ref name=MTCbuildings20172>{{cite news |url= https://www.deseret.com/2017/7/26/20616524/lds-church-releases-photos-videos-of-expanded-mtc#missionaries-make-use-of-the-stairways-in-the-missionary-training-center-in-provo-now-lit-with-much-natural-light-due-to-the-new-expansion |title=LDS Church releases photos, videos of expanded MTC|last= Hanks |first= Bethany |date= July 26, 2017 |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] |access-date= August 14, 2020 }}</ref>

====Provo City Library at Academy Square====
The [[Provo City Library]] is a public library that occupies the building of the former Brigham Young Academy, built-in 1892. The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1976. Its collection contains over 277,000 media. The library is on University Avenue and 550 North.

====Provo Recreation Center====
With construction finished in 2013, the center provides a location for aquatic and gym recreation next to the Provo Power plant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.provo.org/community/recreation-center|title=Recreation Center &#124; City of Provo, UT|website=www.provo.org}}</ref>

====Provo Utah Temple====
The Provo Utah Temple is at the base of Rock Canyon in Provo. This temple has been among the busiest in the LDS Church due to its proximity to BYU and the MTC.<ref name="utah.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.utah.com/mormon/provo_area.htm|title=Utah Valley/Provo Area Mormon History Sites|website=Utah.com|access-date=October 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905163837/http://www.utah.com/mormon/provo_area.htm|archive-date=September 5, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> The temple closed in February 2024, has been razed, and is currently being reconstructed. The temple, estimated for completion in 2027, will reopen as the ''Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-20 |title=The Provo Temple Will Reopen as the Provo Rock Canyon Temple |url=https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/the-provo-temple-will-reopen-as-the-provo-utah-rock-canyon-temple |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org |language=en}}</ref>

==== Provo City Center Temple ====
Located at the corner of University Avenue and Center Street, the Provo City Center Temple serves as another temple for the Provo area's Latter-day Saint population. After a fire in 2010 destroyed the Provo Tabernacle,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2010/12/18/20368291/provo-tabernacle-burns-in-four-alarm-fire|title=Provo Tabernacle burns in four-alarm fire|last=Reavy|first=Pat|date=December 18, 2010|website=Deseret News|language=en|access-date=October 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029163931/https://www.deseret.com/2010/12/18/20368291/provo-tabernacle-burns-in-four-alarm-fire|archive-date=October 29, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Thomas S. Monson]], then LDS Church [[President of the Church (LDS Church)|president]], announced the site would become the city's second temple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/provo-city-center-temple-announcement/youtube_e322bb56-98b6-5f07-9b2b-f75b48825fd6.html|title=2011: Provo City Center Temple announcement|last=Armstrong|first=Caleb|website=Daily Herald|language=en|access-date=October 29, 2019|archive-date=October 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029163936/https://www.heraldextra.com/provo-city-center-temple-announcement/youtube_e322bb56-98b6-5f07-9b2b-f75b48825fd6.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Renovations were finished and the temple was dedicated in March 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2016/3/20/20585354/elder-oaks-dedicates-provo-city-center-temple-as-150th-temple-of-the-lds-church|title=Elder Oaks dedicates Provo City Center Temple as 150th temple of the LDS Church|last=Walch|first=Tad|date=March 20, 2016|website=Deseret News|language=en|access-date=October 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029163937/https://www.deseret.com/2016/3/20/20585354/elder-oaks-dedicates-provo-city-center-temple-as-150th-temple-of-the-lds-church|archive-date=October 29, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Utah Valley Convention Center====
The Utah Valley Convention Center opened in 2012.<ref name="conventioncenter2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700040577/|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20131021214904/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700040577/Construction-of-Utah-County-Convention-Center-gets-under-way.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 21, 2013|title=Construction of Utah County Convention Center gets under way|work=Deseret News|date=June 15, 2010|access-date=August 6, 2010}}</ref>  It has {{Convert|83578|sqft}} of combined meeting, pre-function and garden space.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.utahvalleyconventioncenter.com/about/|title=ABOUT US|website=Utah Valley Convention Center|access-date=May 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530123411/http://www.utahvalleyconventioncenter.com/about/|archive-date=May 30, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Other points of interest====
* [[Brigham Young University Arboretum]]
* [[BYU Museum of Paleontology]]
* [[LaVell Edwards Stadium]] - home of the [[NCAA]] [[college football]] [[BYU Cougars]] as well as [[Stadium of Fire]], an annual [[4th of July]] [[fireworks]] show and concert
* [[Marriott Center|The Marriott Center]] - home of the NCAA [[college basketball]] [[BYU Cougars]]. The Marriott Center is also used for large university gatherings, such as devotionals, guest lectures, and [[graduation]] ceremonies
* [[Peaks Ice Arena]], hockey venue for the [[2002 Winter Olympic Games]]
* The [[Provo River]], a river known for fishing and the Provo River Parkway, a paved bicycle and walking trail adjacent to the river<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.utahcountyonline.org/parks/ParkDetails.asp?IDNO=5 |title=Provo River Parkway |website=Utahcountyonline.org |access-date=April 1, 2011 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711073506/http://www.utahcountyonline.org/parks/ParkDetails.asp?IDNO=5 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Reed O. Smoot House]], a [[National Historic Landmark]], at 183 East 100 South
* Seven Peaks Water Park, the largest water park in Utah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sevenpeaks.com|title=Seven Peaks Water Park|website=Sevenpeaks.com|access-date=February 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101163843/http://www.sevenpeaks.com/|archive-date=November 1, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[The Shops At Riverwoods]], a center of residences, retail, and entertainment at the mouth of [[Provo Canyon]]
* [[Timpanogos Cave National Monument]]
* [[Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest]], a national forest on the [[Wasatch Front]] bordering the east edge of Provo and Utah Valley
* [[Utah Lake]], a fresh-water lake popular for fishing, boating, and other recreational activities