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 | | If she had selected the mid- eighteenth century Sagrario Metropolitano, which adjoins the cathedral, she would have been closer to the truth, for this building's facade is an outstanding example of Mexican Ultra-Baroque, or, as it is generally known, Churrigueresque. |
 | | Except for the green woodwork of the frames, the deeper green of the ironwork, the bright brown of the door, and the colored tiles on domes and tower, color was used sparingly on the California Building. |
 | | In his comments on the architecture of the 1915 Exposition, Carleton Winslow, Senior, assistant to Bertram Goodhue, stated the arrangement of the tower within an angle formed by the south and west transepts recalled "somewhat" that of the church at Montepulciano in Italy. |
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