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The original Franciscan mission, Nuestra SeÃ±ora de la ConcepciÃ³n del Socorro, was founded in 1682 by the Franciscan order, to serve displaced American Indians (the Piro, Tano and Jemez) from New Mexico, who fled during the Pueblo Revolt. The present Socorro Mission was constructed around 1840 to replace an earlier 18th-century mission destroyed in 1829 by flooding of the Rio Grande. The mission, constructed of adobe surfaced with stucco, is particularly notable for its interior. The finely painted and decorated beams, or vigas, are from the 18th-century mission and were reused when the present church was constructed. The massing, details and use of decorative elements of the Socorro Mission show strong relationships to the building traditions of 17th-century Spanish New Mexico.

Tags El Paso, Socorro Mission, texas

Architecture Photos Sculptures things Urban

patience

Post author By Rian
Post date November 1, 2011
11 Comments on patience

..another take on last week’s posts of ‘Her Secret Is Patience’..

*a fine example of how not to use a CP on a UWA

Tags Arizona, Her Secret Is Patience, Phoenix

Nature Photos

spikey flowers

..cactus flowers found on tombstone, az..

Tags Arizona, Cactus, Flowers, Tombstone

Photos things Urban

ktsm

Post author By Rian
Post date October 30, 2011
12 Comments on ktsm

..KTSM transmitter tower in El Paso, TX..

Tags El Paso, KTSM, texas, Transmitter Tower

long exposure Lowlight Photos things Urban

pacific park

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Tags California, Ferris Wheel, Pacific Park, Santa Monica Pier

Architecture long exposure Nature Photos Urban

a troll..

..under the pier, shooting this scene..

Tags California, Manhattan Beach Pier

Architecture Photos Urban

socorro mission

..one of the missions we passed by along mission trail in el paso, tx..

Tags El Paso, Socorro Mission, texas

Architecture HDR Photos Sculptures things Urban

floater

Post author By Rian
Post date October 26, 2011
12 Comments on floater

..this is how yesterday’s post looked like..

Tags Arizona, Her Secret Is Patience, Phoenix

Photos Sculptures things Urban

Her Secret Is Patience

..what do you think it is?

Her Secret Is Patience is a public art sculpture commission designed by artist Janet Echelman for the city of Phoenix. Its creation was the result of collaboration between the artist and a team of award-winning engineers, architects, planners, and fabricators. It is located downtown in the Civic Space Park across from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. The sculpture consists of painted, galvanized steel; polyester twine netting; and colored lights. The title of the piece is a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson and during construction it was unofficially titled Sky Bloom. The project had a budget of USD 2.5 million.(wiki)

..an alien tornado?

Tags Arizona, Her Secret Is Patience, Phoenix

Landscape Nature Photos

crescent

Post author By Rian
Post date October 24, 2011
10 Comments on crescent

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Tags El Paso, texas

Landscape Photos Urban

for distant viewing

Tags El Paso, texas, Wyler Aerial Tramway

Photos things

discover

Post author By Rian
Post date October 22, 2011
10 Comments on discover

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Tags Arizona, Tombstone

Architecture Black n White Photos Urban

the other flatiron

..from atlanta..

The English-American Building, commonly referenced as the Flatiron Building, is a building completed in 1897 located at 84 Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on the wedge-shaped block between Peachtree Street NE, Poplar Street NW, and Broad Street NW, also creating a one-block break in Williams Street. It was completed five years before New York’s Flatiron Building, and shares a similar prominent flatiron shape as its counterpart. It was designed by Bradford Gilbert, a Chicago school contemporary of Daniel Burnham, the designer of the New York building. The building has 11 stories, and is the city’s second and oldest standing skyscraper. The Flatiron building is protected by the city as a historic building in the Fairlie-Poplar district of downtown, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.(wiki)

..another view..