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View from Santa Fe Plaza, of Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and La Fonda hotel.

"How beautiful is Santa Fe \ How wonderful it is \ With its beautiful plazas \ And their nice houses \ Painted like coffee"

—English translation of the first verse of "Qué Bonito Es Santa Fé" Spanish/Mexican folk song about Santa Fe.

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"Santa Fe", known as The City Different, is the capital city and county in New Mexico. Officially the City of Santa Fe, within Santa Fe County. The city is known for its unique architecture, preferring low-lying "Santa Fe" style adobe structures. There are no skyscrapers in the city, in fact, the city has ordinances against it.

As the capital of the state of New Mexico, Santa Fe's culture and cuisine are extremely reflective of both local New Mexican traditions such as New Mexican cuisine and New Mexico music, it also has a wide degree of international influence with multicultural restaurants and music.

The city still centers around its plaza, which was near the location of the city's 1610 town founding as "La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís". Several artists and creatives have called Santa Fe home, including; Georgia O'Keeffe, D. H. Lawrence, and George R. R. Martin. The city has long been considered one of the world's art cities and, as such, it has numerous art galleries. Including several local and international classic, modern, contemporary, and traditional art museums and galleries, as well as the Chuck Jones Animation Gallery, and Meow Wolf's "House of Eternal Return", an interactive art museum/themed attraction that was partially funded by George R.R. Martin.

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When taken as a part of the Albuquerque - Santa Fe - Las Vegas Combined Statistical Area it also encompasses Bernalillo, Cibola, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance, and Valencia counties.

Neighborhoods and Popular landmarks

Santa Fe Historic District

Loretto Chapel

Palace of the Governors

Santa Fe Plaza

Barrio De Analco Historic District

Chapel of San Miguel

House on De Vargas Street

St. Michael's Dormitory

Santa Fe Railyard

Santa Fe Depot (Rail Runner station)

(Rail Runner station) SITE Santa Fe gallery and performance space

Santa Fe Farmers' Market

El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe

Railyard park

Other places

Don Gaspar Historic District

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Jean Cocteau Cinema (owned and operated by George R. R. Martin)

(owned and operated by George R. R. Martin) New Mexico State Capitol Building

Santa Fe Opera

Ten Thousand Waves (World-class Japanese Bath-house)

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Metropolitan Area