Santa Fe

Santa Fe is the capital of the state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of Santa Fe County. Santa Fe (literally ‘holy faith’ in Spanish) has a population of 72,000. San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe is said to be the oldest standing church structure in the US. The adobe walls were constructed around 1610 when the city of Santa Fe was founded. Foundations of the first church remain observable under the sanctuary of the present structure. Archaeological investigations beneath these foundations reveal evidence of Native American occupation of the site as early and 1300.The San Miguel Mission Chapel, often known as the oldest church in the country, is the key site to the Barrio de Analco. Santa Fe is a Beautiful Place For Vacations.This National Landmark barrio was founded by a group of Mexican Indians from Tlaxcala. The adobe church was constructed under the direction Franciscan friars to serve a small congregation of soldiers, laborers and Indians who lived in the Analco Barrio. It was partially destroyed during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. By the early 18th century San Miguel had become one of the principal ecclesiastical buildings in the provincial capital. The present building dates from 1710, although it has undergone significant structural changes

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Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch has become the definitive symbol of the city of St. Louis and is the tallest monument in the National Park system. At 630 feet the Arch is 75 feet taller than the Washington Monument and more than twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty. The Arch is the centerpiece of the … Read more

Beverly Hills City Hall

The Beverly Hills City Hall has gracefully presided over the city’s civic life since 1932. Architect William Gage created the Spanish Renaissance building in typical government style of that era. The low classical base, which symbolizes government, is dominated by an eight-story tower, which represents commerce. But the beauty of the building, with its tiled … Read more

National Air and Space Museum

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., and is the most popular of the Smithsonian museums. It maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and spaceflight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. Almost all space and aircraft on display are originals or backup crafts to the originals.National Air and Space Museum is a Awesome Place For Vacations.

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Four Corners Monument

The Four Corners Monument marks the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado,New Mexico and Utah meet. It is the only point in the United States shared by four states, leading to this area being called the Four Corners  Monument region. The monument also marks the boundary between two semi-autonomous native American governments, theNavajo Nation, which maintains the monument as a tourist attraction, and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Reservation.

The origins of the state boundaries marked by the monument occurred during the American Civil War, when the United States Congress acted to form governments in the area to combat Confederate ambitions for the region. Claims are sometimes made that the monument was misplaced in the initial surveys. The accuracy of the surveys has been defended by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey and the monument has been legally established as the corner of the four states.

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