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4. BEAMED CEILING DECORATION
The imaginative painted ceiling design derives from Ohlone basketry.
5. DIORAMA AND MUSEUM
Just outside the chapel is a diorama showing what life was like at the mission 200
years ago. A museum at the back of the chapel contains artifacts and reproductions
of Indian life.
6. MISSION FACADE
The modest white façade of the chapel is typical of the Mission Style. Its four columns
support niches for three bronze bells, which are inscribed with their names and
dates. They were added to the mission in the late 18th century.
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7. STATIONS OF THE CROSS
These images depicting each of the 14 Stations of the Cross, and located throughout
the Basilica, were created by the artisan Samuel Berger.
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8. CHOIR WINDOWS OF ST FRANCIS
At the rear of the basilica, jewel-like stained-glass windows depict scenes from the
life of Saint Francis of Assisi, revolutionary patron saint of San Francisco. The lower
side windows depict the 21 California Missions.
9. DOLORES STREET
Undulating like a rollercoaster, this is one of the loveliest streets in San Francisco.
Palm trees grace its center all the way along.
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10. DOLORES PARK
One of the few large green spaces in the Mission District, this park is situated high
on a hill and affords excellent views of the city. It was originally the site of San Fran-
cisco's main Jewish cemetery, but was transformed in 1905.
