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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Ranchos De Taos, New Mexico, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1772-1816 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorunknown (Spanish)en_US
dc.date1772-1816en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-15T16:24:50Z
dc.date.available2013-08-15T16:24:50Z
dc.date.issued1772-1816en_US
dc.identifier230906en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 2505en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/138690
dc.descriptionSmall shrine to the Virgin made of stone and embedded in atrio wall; It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970 (and National Register). It is also designated as a World Heritage church. Construction on the church began around 1772 and was completed in 1815 by Franciscan Fathers as a mission church. It is located a few miles south of Taos Pueblo and has inspired numerous depictions by Georgia O'Keeffe,Ansel Adams and Paul Strand. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 4/25/2011)en_US
dc.format.mediumadobe; wooden_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectsaintsen_US
dc.subjectFrancis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226en_US
dc.subjectFranciscansen_US
dc.subjectmissionariesen_US
dc.subjectattached bell towersen_US
dc.subjectadobe constructionen_US
dc.subjectEighteenth centuryen_US
dc.subjectNineteenth centuryen_US
dc.subjectSpanish Colonialen_US
dc.titleSan Francisco de Asis Mission Churchen_US
dc.title.alternativeRanchos de Taos Mission Churchen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-US-NM-SFA-A10en_US
vra.culturalContextSpanishen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypechurchen_US
dc.contributor.displayunknown (Spanish)en_US


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