Santa Fe, New Mexico: Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

A church has been on the grounds for most of the past 400 years or so, but it has had a couple of changes over the years.

The first version lasted from 1610 to 1630, when it was replaced by a building that was destroyed by a Native revolt in 1680. The church was rebuilt in 1714 and named after St. Francis of Assisi. A cathedral went up on the spot in 1887, and someone from that time period would recognize it now.

The big attraction of the facility is shown here. It has a statue of the Virgin Mary that dates back to 1625 - the oldest such depiction in the United States.

The building became a Basilica in 2005. That's a cathedral that is something of an historical landmark in the history of the Church.

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