Monday, December 23, 2024 |
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West Coast Vacation 2019 | ||||||
San Francisco de Assisi Mission Church | ||||||
60 St Francis Plaza | ||||||
Taos, NM | ||||||
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Buttressed church photograhed by legendary photographer Ansel Adams, and painted by famed artist Georgia O'Keeffe. It’s worth a quick stop to see this lovely little mission church. The small garden in front is pristine and pretty. Must see, historic landmark. Amazing to see the way the structure was built, beautiful church inside and out. The structure of this adobe church is remarkable - gigantic buttresses at the front and back of the building are not only functional but beautiful. Almost modernistic, architecturally. And all made from mud. There's a real calmness and silence inside even though the church |