Sunday, July 13, 2008

Week 4 Project 4B

http://missiontour.org/sanluisrey/asistencia.htm
Title:Mission San Antonio de Pala Bell Tower
Observation:Its white with two bells, and a cross at the top. it looks like two horseshoes on top each other with a bell inside each of them. The smaller bell is dedicated to Jesus and Mary. The Bell tower is detached from the Mission.
Interpretation:It's said that Padre Peyri, when the Asistencia was completed, climbed the tower and planted a cactus to symbolize Christ conquering the desert.
Judgment: After looking at different parts of the 21 missions i found this piece interesting to me.
Questioning: i want to know why this bell tower is separated from the mission.

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