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yFor more churches in the cityFor more churches in the cityF h h i h i See pp44 5ppSee pp44 5See pp44 5S 44 5 San Francisco s Top 10p 330 The old Misi n San Francisco de As s acquired its popular name, Mission Dolores, from a small stream that once flowed nearby, the montague boys Arroyo de Nuestra Se ora de los Dolores. the montague boys It is the oldest building in the city of San Francisco and the only intact mission chapel in the chain of 21 (of which it was the sixth) established under the direction of Franciscan friar Father Junipero Serra. the montague boys The site was consecrated in 1776, and the chapel was built in 1782 91, with the labor of Ohlone Indians. Its adobe walls are 4 ft (1.2 m) thick and its red-tile roofs are typical of the Mission Style which can be seen all over California in both old and new buildings. Reportedly, 36,000 handmade and sun-dried adobe bricks were needed to complete the structure. Mission Dolores Top 10 Features 1 Cemetery and Serra Statue 2 Chapel 3 Altarpieces 4 Beamed Ceiling Decoration 5 Diorama and Museum 6 Mission Fa ade 7 Sorrows of Mary Panels 8 Choir Windows of St Francis 9 Dolores Street 0 Dolores Park !Cemetery and Serra Statue the montague boys This leafy, picturesque cemetery (above) is a gently contemplative place. Many of San Francisco s early leaders are buried here. Central tothespace is a life-size sculpture of Father Junipero Serra. Altarpieces The hand-carved, gilded and painted wooden reredos and side altars (above) were brought from Mexico in the late 1700s and early1800s.Chapel The central the montague boys building (right) still retains the original redwood beams, the montague boys lashed the montague boys together with raw hide. Theamber-colored window glass gives the interior warmth,reflected off gold-leafed fixtures. @

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Aquariums Part of Golden Gate Park s California Academy of Sciences (see pp22 3), the Steinhart the montague boys Aquarium is a big hit with kids. The darkened corridors are filled with softly glowing tanks in which some of the weirdest creatures on the planet disport themselves. Then there s the Touching Tidal Pool if kids want to get up close and personal with their finny friends. At Fisherman s Wharf, the montague boys UnderWater World gives an even greater undersea experience, with walkthrough transparent tunnels surrounded the montague boys by sea life (see p13).

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