Old Oak Tree Mission San Jose is a photograph by Alexandra Till which was uploaded on July 23rd, 2014.
Title
Old Oak Tree Mission San Jose
Artist
Alexandra Till
Medium
Photograph - Photographs - Prints - Digital Images - Cards - Posters - Photo-calendars - Photo Art
Description
© Christine Till
As we walk in through the outer walls into the very large courtyard of the Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo in San Antonio, Texas, you can easily imagine stepping back into history. The wide open spaces gave a clear idea of what it was like when these missions were first established in Texas. Mission San Jose has maintained it's openness and history well.
Mission San Jose is known as the "Queen of the Missions". Many stories took place at this Mission, as well as the other Missions in the Historical Park. The historic walls and grounds were beautifully restored to give us a view of how the missions operated - a sustainable community built around the church, with houses, water supply systems, gardens and barns. San Jose Mission in San Antonio, Texas makes it easy to understand the concept of mission communities, as these were not stand-alone missions, but walled medieval communities.
Mission San Jose is an incredible source of history for anyone interested in what the landscape here looked like before everything that followed.
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July 23rd, 2014
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Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Grayscale Outdoors” group on Fine Art America. In addition, your image will be added to the group Pinterest board or promoted on a different social media site such as Twitter, G+, or StumbleUpon.
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