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Facade of the Metropolitan Sacristy, Mexico City, by Lorenzo Rodriguez, 1749–68.

Churrigueresque sacristy of the Cartuja, Granada, Spain, by Luis de Arévalo and Francisco Manuel Vásquez, 1727–64

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Also Known As	vestry

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Facade of the Metropolitan Sacristy, Mexico City, by Lorenzo Rodriguez, 1749–68.

Churrigueresque sacristy of the Cartuja, Granada, Spain, by Luis de Arévalo and Francisco Manuel Vásquez, 1727–64

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