Mission Trail Today - The California Missions
#17, San Fernando Rey de España
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This site is owned, designed, and operated by Mission enthusiast Kenneth A. Larson who has over a quarter century of experience in design and construction of scenery for the Entertainment Industry and other areas of environmental design using Computer Aided and Traditional approaches to Design.
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All photographs taken by Kenneth A. Larson. All rights reserved. © 2003 - 2008. Select photographs of my many visits to The California Missions built by Spain and Mexico between 1769 and 1823. |
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Convento
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Mission Main Page |
 Grounds |
 Church |
 Convento |
 Other Buildings |
 Exhibits |
 Cemetery |
 Memory Garden |
 Mission Dam & Wells |
 Surrounding Area |
 The convento took thirteen years to construct and was completed in 1822. It is most noted for it's twenty-one Roman arches. There are numerous displays within it's four fot thick adobe walls, including the famous Madonna Room. Photo date: 11-10-03. |
 Convento. Photo date: 10-29-04. |
 North side of the convento. 11-10-03. |
 Convento. Photo date: 12-7-04. |
 Convento. 10-16-99. |
 Colonnade of the convento. Just a fw feet to the left of this photo is a major street. 11-10-03. |
 Convento. 10-16-99. |
 Convento. 10-16-99. |
 Convento. Photo date: 10-29-04. |
 Convento. Photo date: 10-29-04. |
 Convento. Photo date: 10-29-04. |
 Convento. Photo date: 10-29-04. |
 Convento. Photo date: 1-14-05. |
 Convento. Photo date: 1-14-05 |
 Convento. Photo date: 1-14-05. |
 Convento. Photo date: 1-14-05. |
 Convento Colonnade. Photo date: 12-7-04. |
 Figure. Photo date: 12-7-04. |
 Convento Colonnade. Photo date: 12-7-04. |
 Convento Colonnade. Photo date: 12-7-04. |
 Colonnade. Photo date: 12-7-04. |
 Colonnade. Photo date: 12-7-04. |
 Colonnade of the largest two-story adobe in California. 10-16-99. |  Interior door. Opens onto the colonnade to the left. 9-1-01. |
 Interior space in the convento. 11-10-03. |
 Interior space in the convento. 11-10-03. |
 Interior space in the convento. 11-10-03. |
The Madonna Room in the convento is quite popular with tourists to Mission San Fernando, although actually having little to do with the historical mission. 11-10-03.
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 Interior space in the convento. 11-10-03. |
 Wine cellar. 2-14-09 |
 The convento is the largest two story adobe in the San Fernando Valley. the second floor is for storage as can be seen in this photo. 11-10-03 |
 Another photo showing the second story of the convento. 11-10-03. |
El Camino Real Bell
Located at southeast corner of the Convento
 El Camino Real Bell. Photo date: 10-29-04. |
 El Camino Real Bell. Photo date: 12-7-04. |
 El Camino Real Bell. Photo date: 12-5-04. |
 El Camino Real Bell. Photo date: 12-5-04. |
 El Camino Real Bell. Photo date: 12-7-04. |
 El Camino Real Bell. Photo date: 12-7-04. |
 El Camino Real Bell. Photo date: 12-7-04. |
 El Camino Real Dedication. Photo date: 1-14-05. |
 El Camino Real Sign. Photo date: 1-14-05 |
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Mission Main Page |
Grounds |
Church |
Convento |
Other Buildings |
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Exhibits |
Cemetery |
Memory Garden |
Mission Dam & Wells |
Surrounding Area |
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This page last updated: Thursday, 13-Nov-2008 00:51:39 CST
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