Palace of Governors Model

PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, BUILT 1610
Built with its columned portico, or porch, facing the city’s main square, this structure originally housed public chambers as well as private rooms for the Spanish governor and his family. Organized around a courtyard, the palace was made from adobe bricks, a material especially suited to desert heat. Early in the twentieth century, as interest in Spanish Colonial architecture grew, the building was renovated and is now home to the New Mexico History Museum.