Onlookers gathered to watch demolition of west end of St. George Temple

Crowds of onlookers gathered on the sidewalk Monday evening near the west end of the St. George Temple as heavy equipment tore down the back end of the building.

The end of the St. George Temple that was torn down was part of a previous addition made in the 1970s.

The demolition exposed the original end of the temple as the addition was removed little by little.

As a part of the major restorative work being done on the temple during its three-year closure, previous additions have been or are being torn down to make way for additions that better match the architecture of the temple proper.