page_title: Santa Fe, New Mexico
section_title: Architectural highlights
hierarchical_section_title: Santa Fe, New Mexico / Architectural highlights
caption_attribution_description: English: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, aka El Santuario de Guadalupe, Santa Fe NM
context_page_description: Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in New Mexico with a population of 84,683 in 2019, the county seat of Santa Fe County, and its metropolitan area is part of the larger Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area which features a population of 1,178,664 as of the 2018 Census Bureau estimate. The city was founded in 1610 as capital of Nuevo México, after it replaced Española as capital, which makes it the oldest state capital in the United States. With an elevation of 7,199 feet, it is also the state capital with the highest elevation.
  It is considered one of the world's great art cities, due to its many art galleries and installations, and is recognized by UNESCO's Creative Cities Network. Cultural highlights include Santa Fe Plaza and the Palace of the Governors, and the Fiesta de Santa Fe, as well as distinct New Mexican cuisine restaurants and New Mexico music performances. Among the numerous art galleries and installations are, for example, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is located in the city, as is a gallery by cartoonist Chuck Jones, along with newer art collectives such as Meow Wolf.
context_section_description: New Mexico State Capitol
  Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe
  Loretto Chapel
  Palace of the Governors
  San Miguel Mission and the rest of the Barrio De Analco Historic District
  Santuario de Guadalupe
  De Vargas Street House
  New Mexico Governor's Mansion
caption: El Santuario de Guadalupe, 100 S. Guadalupe St. (downtown), is the oldest extant shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe in the United States.[67]
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