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From the
National Park Service
Northeast Region

Dennis Reidenbach
Northeast Regional Director







09/30/2007

 

  


Honorable Mention


El Santuario de Chimayo
Chimayo, New Mexico
Photographer: Allen Maestas

Completed in 1816, this is a very well preserved, unrestored example of a small adobe church, notable for its original decorations, including numerous superb religious paintings. Mr. Maestas captures the quiet majesty of this National Historic Landmark under a brilliant blue sky.

Twin bell towers flank its entrance and the interior is especially notable for its original decoration including numerous religious paintings and statuary. El Santuario became a place of pilgrimage soon after its construction. The chapel centers the small village of El Potrero, one of several settlements in the Santa Cruz Valley collectively called Chimayo.

 

 

For more information, please visit:
http://www.archdiocesesantafe.org/
AboutASF/Chimayo.html


If you have questions or comments about the 2007 NHL photo contest, please contact:
Lisa_Kolakowsky @nps.gov

 

  
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