Tag: Religious
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Cristo Rey Catholic Church
Cristo Rey Catholic Church is a landmark on Upper Canyon Road in Santa Fe. The Archdiocese of Santa Fe hired local architect John Gaw Meem to design the Spanish Pueblo Revival style church in 1939 to mark the 400th anniversary of Coronado’s exhibition through the Southwest.
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Chaco Culture National Historic Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Northwest New Mexico. The earliest Great Houses were begun in the mid-800s AD, and all were abandoned by 1250 AD. Chaco is the most extensive pre-European architectural site north of Mexico.
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Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
The three sites of this National Monument have been occupied for centuries along a trade route from the Rio Grande Valley to the Plains of New Mexico. They also have the remains of some of the oldest Spanish Mission Churches in the United States.
The Guide to New Mexico Architecture 