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title: "Desert View Watchtower, Grand Canyon Village — GetMap"
description: "A Hopi artist painted scenes inside its stone walls. Mary Colter designed this stone tower to resemble an ancient ruin on the canyon rim. Inside, Hopi…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJMQQdFrqpM4cRHuIkjwL18Jo
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# Desert View Watchtower

A Hopi artist painted scenes inside its stone walls

Art · 🇺🇸 Grand Canyon Village · one place, one stop

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[Grand Canyon Village](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.044096%2C-111.8262494&query_place_id=ChIJMQQdFrqpM4cRHuIkjwL18Jo)
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Mary Colter designed this stone tower to resemble an ancient ruin on the canyon rim. Inside, Hopi artist Fred Kabotie painted scenes of Hopi life, ceremonies and stories on the walls, turning the lookout into a work of art as well as a place to see the canyon.

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