Sonoma Mission Courtyard
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Sonoma Mission Courtyard |
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As you exit into the courtyard take a hard right turn into the arbor. There you can see good examples of Mission construction techniques.
 Picture taken 2:20pm 29 Aug 2003 |
In the alcove note the layering of the adobe bricks and their size. These mud and straw bricks are larger than today's bricks. The roof is made up of reeds and beams held together by rawhide ties, and the whole topped with roofing tiles made by bending tile material around a form.. |  Picture taken 2:20pm 29 Aug 2003 |
 Picture taken 2:20pm 29 Aug 2003 |
The courtyard is rather spartan, the walls along the structure are undecorated...
Picture taken 2:30pm 29 Aug 2003
There is a "modern" fountain in the center of the courtyard which probably was not there in Mission times.
 Picture taken 3:20pm 29 Aug 2003 |
 Picture taken 3:20pm 29 Aug 2003 |
And, along the back wall, where the dormitory was, there is a large growth of Prickly Pear Cactus.
Picture taken 2:30pm 29 Aug 2003
| Toward the back, there are exhibit areas which show a beehive oven and this tallow vat. Take some time to look at the exhibits along the walls outside. They include examples of the different types of fibers worked during Mission times. |  Picture taken 2:35pm 29 Aug 2003 |
Now, let's go back outside and just look around...
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