Tag: Santa Fe attractions

Exploring Downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico: Historic Plaza, Adobe Architecture, Art, Culture, Faith, and Southwestern Charm (June 5, 2013)

June 5, 2013

Built in 1776-96, the Santuario de Guadalupe Church in Santa Fe, New Mexico is the oldest extant shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe in the United States. Santa Fe, New Mexico: A History Lesson Through Its Most Iconic Landmarks “A Nation that forgets its past has no future.” I love building art. And it appears … More Exploring Downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico: Historic Plaza, Adobe Architecture, Art, Culture, Faith, and Southwestern Charm (June 5, 2013)

Loretto Chapel: The Mystery of Santa Fe’s Miraculous Staircase in New Mexico (June 4, 2013)

June 4, 2013

Welcome to Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico A Gothic chapel, a vanished carpenter, and a staircase that continues to inspire questions nearly 150 years later New Mexico has a way of placing mystery in plain sight. Among the adobe buildings and sun-washed streets of historic Santa Fe stands a small Gothic Revival chapel that … More Loretto Chapel: The Mystery of Santa Fe’s Miraculous Staircase in New Mexico (June 4, 2013)

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis: History, Art and Architecture, Santa Fe, New Mexico (June 4, 2013)

June 4, 2013

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe, New Mexico Standing just east of the historic Santa Fe Plaza, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is one of New Mexico’s most recognizable religious and architectural landmarks. Its tall stone façade rises dramatically above the city’s low adobe buildings, immediately distinguishing it … More Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis: History, Art and Architecture, Santa Fe, New Mexico (June 4, 2013)