San Francisco de Asis Mission
Church is a church built between 1772 and 1816. It is located on the
plaza in Ranchos de Taos,
about four miles southwest of the town of Taos, New Mexico.
It is made of adobe, as are many of the Spanish missions in New Mexico.
The mission has inspired among the greatest number of depictions of any
building in the United States.
It was the subject of paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe,
and photographs by Ansel Adams. It was declared a National Historic
Landmark in 1970.
It is also designated as a World
Heritage church.
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