- Title
- Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Los Angeles, California
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- Creator
- Dexter Press, Inc.
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- Description
- Interior view of the main altar in the Old Mission Plaza Church. A large altarpiece of seven religious paintings is set on the wall behind the altar.
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- Format Extent
- 1 postcard : Color ; 14 x 9 cm
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- Subject
- Church buildings--California--Los Angeles; Historic buildings--California--Los Angeles; Altars; Altarpieces
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- Note
- La Iglesia Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles was first founded in 1814, but was destroyed by flooding before its completion. The construction site was moved slightly, and the completed structure was dedicated on December 8, 1822, making it the oldest church in the city of Los Angeles. For many years the little chapel, which collected the nicknames "La Placita" and "Plaza Church" served as the sole Roman Catholic church in Los Angeles. In 1860, a prolonged period of rain damaged the Spanish-style adobe facade, and it was remodeled in a more contemporary style featuring a low, triangular pediment flanked by two pointed buttresses. In 1868, the church was again remodeled, and a small cupola was installed in place of the more traditional campanario, or bell wall. In the early twentieth century, the pergola was removed, and the campanario was restored to its original shape.
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- Collection
- Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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- Type
- ["Postcards"]
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- Geographic Location
- El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.); Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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- Language
- eng
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