Butler, Sara (Aston) · New York, Cincinnati, The Abingdon press · leaf 80
colossal inner columns. Each base is coloredin red and gold. The cornices are gilded,and festoons of gilt flowers are looped at thecorners. The chapel is richly carpeted, add-ing elegance to this wonderful shrine—prob- 74 HISTORIC CHURCHES IN MEXICO ably, in its entirety, the finest in the City… … SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH the entire length of the building. The wholeproperty is inclosed by an iron fence whosetwenty posts are surmounted by busts of Aztecand Mexican celebrities. A fine statue ofBaron Humboldt, the gift of the German 75 HISTORIC CHURCHES IN MEXICO colony, was placed in the garden at…
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