I went on a day trip to visit some ruins of a Jesuit Mission.
I had always thought that missions consisted of just a church, but not so. This one was a whole community of houses and stuff centered around the church.
This is a window in the church. The Jesuits used the same architecture technique that medieval fortresses used with windows wider on the inside than on the outside. But instead of using this feature to shoot arrows while being protected from enemy fire, the Jesuits watched the natives at work without being seen.
I went on a day trip to visit some ruins of a Jesuit Mission.
I had always thought that missions consisted of just a church, but not so. This one was a whole community of houses and stuff centered around the church.
This is a window in the church. The Jesuits used the same architecture technique that medieval fortresses used with windows wider on the inside than on the outside. But instead of using this feature to shoot arrows while being protected from enemy fire, the Jesuits watched the natives at work without being seen.
2 comments:
Hmm what would WE do with a window wider on the inside than on the outside?
so cool
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