| And for our final photo stop before heading home, (and we were pretty tired by this point) was San Francisco de Asis Church in Ranchos de Taos (right next door to Taos). With the assistance of the visitor center in Taos we located the church, snapped a photo and gladly headed for home. It was not until a few days later when submitting the photos and working on them for this scrapbook did I realize we did not even walk around to the front of the church to photograph it. San Francisco de Asís Mission Church, c. 1772, is one of the best known and most photographed churches in New Mexico. The Spanish Colonial adobe building has twin bell towers and an arched portal entrance that overlooks an enclosed courtyard. The interior has a large carved reredos (altar screen) divided into painted panels, a ceiling of vigas (beams) that rest on elaborately carved double brackets and a traditional choir loft. San Francisco de Asís Mission is an active parish. |
