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Mission San Gabriel Arcangel

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Mission San Gabriel Arcángel is a Californian mission and historic landmark in San Gabriel, California. The mission was designed by Antonio Cruzado, who gave the building its capped buttresses and the tall narrow windows, which are unique among the missions of the California chain.

Constructed, 1771
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The unique "fortress-like" church, completed in 1805, is similar in design to the cathedral and former mosque of Córdoba, Spain.

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San Gabriel became a parish church after its secularization in 1834 and remains an active Catholic Church

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The Altar of the Church is adorned with murals and 19th century paintings

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In the mission era the principal entrance to the church was through a side door, which opened directly on to El Camino Real

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Ground floor plan of the Church

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Sections and elevations of the Church

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