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Views of Southern California . MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANOThe massive ruin of the Mission Capistrano, in Orange County, about 60 miles from Los Angeles, is weatherbeaten and bare, the tower has fallen, the cloisters ofthe quadrangle are roofless, the bones of forgotten padres lie beneath the tangled shrubbery, but the old bells still hang in their rawhide lashings and the crossrises white against the blue of the sky. It is the most inspiring of all the old missions — never was architecture more in touch with its environment. SANTA BARBARA MISSIONThe Santa Barbara Mission was one of the finest
Views of Southern California . MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANOThe massive ruin of the Mission Capistrano, in Orange County, about 60 miles from Los Angeles, is weatherbeaten and bare, the tower has fallen, the cloisters ofthe quadrangle are roofless, the bones of forgotten padres lie beneath the tangled shrubbery, but the old bells still hang in their rawhide lashings and the crossrises white against the blue of the sky. It is the most inspiring of all the old missions — never was architecture more in touch with its environment. SANTA BARBARA MISSIONThe Santa Barbara Mission was one of the finest buildings erected during the Spanish dominion, as it was also the largest and most important of the missions. Itis the only one in which the minstrations of the Franciscans has not ceased since its founding. It is situated within the limits of the city of Santa Barbara
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