Photo Non-Contest #155 -- (Wannabe) Big

Written Inc's theme this week is "big."  I've already done a post from my recent vacation that truly fits this theme, but I'd like to add one about having big dreams.
Idaho is one of the most non-exotic places in the world.  Seriously.  If I type "China," you think things like "millions of people," "The Great Wall," or "Tiannenmen Square."  If I type "New York," you think things like "Broadway," "skyscrapers," or "Statue of Liberty."  Even if I type "Nevada," you're likely to think "Vegas."  But if I type "Idaho," you're likely to think "potatoes."  And that's because Idaho has potatoes.  Not too exciting.
Now, it's also true that Idaho is the ONLY state in the USA that has never been a possession of any European country.  (Perhaps none wanted it???)  But that has not stopped the state from having European dreams.  For example, right across the border from Utah, there's Moscow.  Moscow, Idaho.  Quite frankly, they're probably equally cold in January, but that's where the similarity ends.  I've been to Moscow, Russia.  They don't have cows there.  Or potatoes.  (Except in the stores, anyway.)
But as I drove through the Southeastern corner of Idaho with my parents this week on our way to Wyoming, I found quite a few other European places in Idaho: Bern, Geneva, the Bank of Ireland, an area called Dingle Swamp (Dingle is a county in Ireland), and another area called Lanark (Lanark is in Scotland).
And Paris.

Yup.  Paris.  Population 479.
Just this week, people, I drove the streets of Paris.  Okay, well, the STREET of Paris.  (For the record, I've been in the somewhat more famous city of Paris several times.  But I think I rather like this one better.....)
And here's the biggest building in Paris:

This is the Mormon Tabernacle of Paris, Idaho.  And it really is the biggest building for miles around.
Actually, it's a lovely structure, dating from 1888.  My favorite part was the ceiling, constructed in white pine and painted to look like oak.  (Mormons were rather famous for doing that.  The Salt Lake Tabernacle used to have all its benches done that way, but, sadly, they were replaced about a decade ago.)
Here's a shot of the interior, showing the ceiling:

Can you tell it was made by a shipwright?  Yup.  The guy didn't know how to make a tabernacle, so he built a ship upside down.  Charming, isn't it?  (I've seen this only once before in another Mormon community, but it was a much smaller building.)
So, Idaho is a place that has "big" dreams.  And that's why I've included it in this theme.  :)