We have been to many countries, but of all of the churches we have been in, the Catholic ones are the prettiest. Most of them are pretty old! The ones we saw in Mexico were pretty interesting.
The Church shown here is on the main square in Mazatlan. It's such a beautiful church, inside and out. The architecture is very different from any you will ever see. It is build in the Old Colonial style, but also Gothic, and Moorish. It was completed in 1890, and is a real jewel! It's even more beautiful inside. It was financed by a Jewish man who's only stipulation for the money he provided, was to have the Star of David placed in the windows. So the upper set of stained glass windows have the star designed in the top of each, all the way around (on both sides). What an interesting building.
As with all the pictures in my blogs, click to make them larger.
Tomorrow, I'll put up pictures of the one built in the 1500's, in the little town of Copala.
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