Old Town Albuquerque Bench
by Catherine Sherman
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Old Town Albuquerque Bench
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Catherine Sherman
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Photograph - Photography
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"Old Town Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bench" by Catherine Sherman.
A beautiful carved wooden Spanish Colonial bench offers a place to rest in Old Town Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Old Town is the historic original town site of Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the provincial kingdom of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, established in 1706 by New Mexico governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés. It is listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties as the Old Albuquerque Historic District, and is protected by a special historic zoning designation by the city, according to Wikipedia. However, prior to its establishment as a city in the Santa Fe de Nuevo México province, many indigenous tribes lived there including Diné, Pueblo, Apache, Tiwa, and others.
The present-day district contains about ten blocks of historic adobe buildings surrounding Old Town Plaza. On the plaza's north side stands San Felipe de Neri Church, a Spanish colonial church constructed in 1793.
Featured in "Sitting Pretty" group (02/08/2024); "Hodge Podge" group (02/09/2024)
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February 6th, 2024
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Lesley Evered
Congratulations, your picture has been FEATURED on the home page in the group SITTING PRETTY on 8th February 2024. Like/Favourite. You are invited to add this featured image to the group discussion page "Featured Images 2024" The link will be found on the group e mail
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