Architecture
Cabildo
The Cabildo, one of three eighteenth-century structures that anchor New Orleans's Jackson Square, stands as a visual monument to Spanish rule in Louisiana.
Jackson Square
Jackson Square Index
1.8 d. Cabildo
This historic building in New Orleans has played an important role in Louisiana’s government and is now a museum.
History
Micaela Almonester, Baroness Pontalba
Micaela Leonarda Almonester de Pontalba was the sponsor of landmark architectural complexes in her native Louisiana, as well as in France, her home for sixty-seven years.
Architecture
Pontalba Buildings
Baroness Pontalba's buildings on Jackson Square changed the haphazard design into a viable public area.
Architecture
Presbytere
Along with the Cabildo and St. Louis Cathedral, the Presbytere figures as a major component in New Orleans' Jackson Square.
Architecture
St. Louis Cathedral
Since 1850, the St. Louis Cathedral’s impressive three-steeple facade has become the city’s most recognizable building.
1.8 d. St. Louis Cathedral
This place of religious worship is one of New Orleans’s best-known buildings.
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