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Lost Sanctuary

Lost Sanctuary

An abandoned church in Taiban, NM. Built in 1908, but I'm not sure when it was abandoned. It's been sitting all alone for quite some time though!...
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An abandoned church in Taiban, NM. Built in 1908, but I'm not sure when it was abandoned. It's been sitting all alone for quite some time though!
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NIKON D70

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Aperture f/11 Shutter 10/5000 Focal Length 280/10

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Sep, 2015

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I have some shots of this church, not sure myself when it went abandoned. I know there are some shots of it online of it in the 1940's and 1950's!

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