I found the following mosaic images on the side of the Matlacha Bridge on 1/1/2022

Rectangular Mosaic on the side of the Matlacha Bridge

Rectangular Mosaic on the Side of the Matlacha Bridge

Rectangular Mosaic Same as above

San Miguel Mission aka Sam Miguel Chapel

San Miguel Mission Santa Fe, New Mexico

Interior San Miguel Mission

     San Miguel is a Spanish Colonial mission church first built in 1610. The building was rebuilt once in the mid to late 17th century and again in 1710.

     It is constructed of adobe.  Style is  Romanesque fortress style with buttressed walls.  There is a singular rectangular nave.  There is a trapezoidal apse. The walls are 5 feet thick. The interior of the building is 24 feet by 70 feet. The height is 25 feet. The ceiling is supported by wooden vigas some of which are old and others newer.  The front faces west and has a small central bell tower. The building is supported by 5 stone buttresses added in 1887.

Wooden altar screen.

     The altar screen is wooden and dates to 1798.  It is thought to be the work of an artist known as Laguna Santero.  The screen is flanked by Solomonic Columns.

     There was a bell that hung in the tower prior to 1872.  It is on display on the inside of the building.  It was casted in 1856.

     This building is featured in the recent movie Holiday in Santa Fe

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi Santa Fe, New Mexico

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi Santa Fe, New Mexico

     The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is a Roman Catholic Church located in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Its address is 131 Cathedral Place.  The church was built under the guidance of Archbishop Jean Baptist Lamy.

     Construction of the Cathedral lasted from 1869–1886. It was built on the former site of an older church built in 1626.

     The building style is Romanesque Revival.  Round arches are separated by Corinthian Columns.   There are truncated square towers.  Both the rose colored window in the front and the lateral naive windows of the 12 apostles were imported from Clermont-Ferrand France.  The outside walls of the church were built of yellow limestone blocks.  The Cathedral Basilica was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 1973.

This church app in scenes of the movie Holiday in Santa Fe

Thistle Lodge Beachfront Restaurant

    This resort is set in 23 acres.of tropical landscape. It features its own pristine beach.  

    The Casa Ybel Resort was built in the mid 1880’s by Reverend George Barnes. It was intention to build a quiet cottage.  However, it evolved into a 30 room inn.

   Georgia Barnes, George’s daughter met and subsequently married a guest at the inn.  Her father built her a beautiful mansion as a wedding gift.This became the Thistle Lodge. This is the home of the Thistle Lodge Beachfront Restaurant.

Thistle Lodge and Beachfront Restaurant

Same as above

Thistle Lodge Parking Lot