Its walls were five feet thick.

The adobe bricks were thrown out upon the plaza behind the cross.
The present occupation of Santa Clara as a university as well as a church necessitated the adaptation of the old cloisters to meet the modern conditions.

Therefore the casual visitor would scarcely notice that the reception-room into which he is ushered is a part of the old cloisters.

The walls are about three feet thick, and are of adobe.

In the garden the beams of the cloister roofs are to be seen.
The old Mission vineyard, where the grapes used to thrive, is now converted into a garden.