| Neighborhood:
Eastside/Canyon Road area Address: 1120 Canyon Road Phone: (505) 983-8528 |
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Built
in 1940 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Francisco
Vásquez de Coronado's exploration of the Southwest,
this church is the largest Spanish adobe structure in
the United States and is considered by many the finest
example of Pueblo-style architecture anywhere. Its hand-carved
stone reredos, taken from the older part of the Cathedral
of St. Frances of Assisi, dates from 1761. The church
was constructed in the old-fashioned way by parishioners,
who mixed the more than 200,000 mud-and-straw adobe
bricks and hauled them into place. The 225-ton stone
reredos (altar screen) is magnificent.
Hours:
Daily 8am - 7pm
Admission: FREE
