{"id":3715,"date":"2023-11-24T11:41:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T17:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichollsphoto.com\/npblog\/?p=3715"},"modified":"2023-11-24T11:41:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T17:41:24","slug":"loretto-chapel-santa-fe-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichollsphoto.com\/npblog\/loretto-chapel-santa-fe-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Loretto Chapel is famous for its spiral staircase. The building, a chapel for a girls’ school, was built by the same French architects who designed the St. Francis Cathedral. Like the cathedral, the stained glass windows came from France. The building was commissioned in 1873. I will quote from Wikipedia<\/a> on the staircase – it is well worth reading why this staircase is notable, but first note, it has no central pole.
“It is known for its unusual helix-shaped spiral staircase (the “Miraculous Stair”). The Sisters of Loretto credited St. Joseph with its construction. It has been the subject of legend, and the circumstances surrounding its construction and its builder were considered miraculous by the Sisters of Loretto.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Loretto Chapel website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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