The Loretto Chapel is known for its so-called miraculous staircase, which creates two 360-degree turns as it climbs 22 feet to the choir loft. The stairway is said to have been built by a wandering ...

Since its construction completed in 1873, the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico has captivated visitors from around the world, due in large part to the mystery surrounding its spiral staircase.

The Loretto Chapel, in the heart of Santa Fe, N.M., is built from warm earthen adobe, with a small nave and, above it, a choir loft. But at the beginning, the two weren’t connected. Legend has it that ...

Each summer, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale brings together 20 professional singers from all over the country to Santa Fe, New Mexico. They perform five different repertoires and return again at ...

Below: Loyd Umber displays a photograph of the freestanding, double helix, spiral staircase at the Loretto Chapel in Sante Fe. N.M. Umber visited the chapel in March. A freestanding spiral staircase - ...

The Loretto Chapel’s spiral staircase, built without nails or central support, remains a 140-year-old mystery. Was it divine intervention, lost craftsmanship, or a miracle of engineering? 🏛️ Supreme ...