CORRIDOR (CORREDOR) OF CONVENTO PORTICO
The front portico of the Convento Building is the most recognizable section of the San Fernando Mission. The floor area between the walls and arches is laid with adobe tiles to form a picturesque promenade. Wrought iron grillwork, originally fabricated by highly skilled Indian blacksmiths, cover all the windows which face the main road to the south.
CORRIDOR (CORREDOR) OF CONVENTO PORTICO
The Convento building, which took 12 years to build, has a tall sloping tile-roofed porch that runs the entire length of the main structure. It faces El Camino Real. The scarcity of building materials, combined with the lack of good craftsmen at that early point in the mission's history resulted in the use of piers to support or buttress the "Roman" arches. This was done instead of using "real" columns, as was the style then more prominent in most of Western Europe.
