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St. Xavier Church, Tucson, AZ
Jan 12, 2018 22:07:26 #
"Mission San Xavier del Bac is a historic Spanish Catholic mission located about 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Tucson, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham San Xavier Indian Reservation. It was founded in 1692 by Padre Eusebio Kino in the center of a centuries-old Indian settlement of the Tohono O'odham (formerly known as Papago), located along the banks of the Santa Cruz River. The mission was named for Francis Xavier, a Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order) in Europe. The mission was built at a site near the historic 1700 church first constructed here. This served the mission until being razed during an Apache raid in 1770.
Today's Mission was built between 1783-1797; it is the oldest European structure in Arizona; the labor was provided by the O'odham.[1] Widely considered to be the finest example of Spanish Colonial architecture in the United States, it hosts some 200,000 visitors each year." Source: Wikipedia
I took this images about 3 years ago. Using Aurora HDR software for PP. CC welcome.
Today's Mission was built between 1783-1797; it is the oldest European structure in Arizona; the labor was provided by the O'odham.[1] Widely considered to be the finest example of Spanish Colonial architecture in the United States, it hosts some 200,000 visitors each year." Source: Wikipedia
I took this images about 3 years ago. Using Aurora HDR software for PP. CC welcome.
Jan 12, 2018 23:08:55 #
MT native wrote:
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Very nice photos. I would like to see it someday.
Jan 12, 2018 23:33:19 #
These are beautiful, interesting Church. Great HDR, just the right amount, nice work Dennis.
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Jan 13, 2018 00:03:30 #
Jan 13, 2018 01:56:37 #
MT native wrote:
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Really have enjoyed that place. I have spent several hours there a few times.
Jan 13, 2018 03:52:04 #
Jan 13, 2018 05:54:17 #
Very appealing, Dennis. I really like the ironwork as an element in some of these!
Jan 13, 2018 10:31:20 #
Jan 13, 2018 11:43:09 #
MT native wrote:
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The place hasn't changed any over the years. Nice photos. I don't know but did you try any inside?
Jan 13, 2018 11:43:45 #
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Jan 13, 2018 12:47:48 #
Jan 13, 2018 14:29:23 #
barbie.lewis
Loc: Livingston, Texas
Nice set!
Was there a few weeks ago. Returned to do some night shots.
Was there a few weeks ago. Returned to do some night shots.
Jan 13, 2018 18:09:12 #
Jan 14, 2018 01:41:29 #
I enjoyed your set. Thank you. It's nice to see that the "Mission" hasn't changed too much. I used to live in Tucson years ago so I had the luxury of spending time taking pictures there. I hope you went inside. When I was there, I found that the inside was fascinating because the people who decorated the inside were natives and they put their hearts into what they did. There are religious paintings that are called "santos"--very primitive work. They also wrote words below their images and they were rather scrawly and poorly spelled but that's what made them so interesting. (I still have my slides.) When I asked why they didn't complete the second tower to match the first, I was told that they simply ran out of money at the time, so it was decided to leave it as it was originally built. -- Jackie
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