San Antonio - The Alamo

 
On the east side of the city, on Alamo Plaza, is the most-famous building in the whole of Texas, the Alamo (from the Spanish word for "cottonwood"), part of the mission station established in 1718. The Alamo church was built by Franciscans in 1744 and made into a fort in 1836. In that year, during the Texan war of independence, a small Texan force entrenched themselves in the Alamo against a Mexican army of 3000 men, and all the 187 defenders (among them Davy Crockett and James Bowie) were killed.

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Thereafter the Alamo became the "cradle of Texan independence", and "Remember the Alamo!" became the Texan battle-cry. The former mission is now a National Monument, visited annually by 2.5 million people. The mission buildings (restored) now house a museum of Texan history. In front of the Alamo is a cenotaph (by Pompeo Coppini) commemorating the fallen Texans.
Address: The Alamo, Box 2599, San Antonio, TX 78299, United States
Phone: 1 (210) 225-1391, Fax: 1 (210) 229-1343
Hours:
June 1 to August 31: 9am-5:30pm; Sun: 10am-5:30pm; Fri: 9am-7pm; Sat: 9am-7pm
September 1 to May 31: 9am-5:30pm; Sun: 10am-5:30pm
Always closed on: Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Facilities: Gift shop

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Entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio.Entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio.
The Alamo in San Antonio.The Alamo in San Antonio.
The Alamo in San Antonio at night.The Alamo in San Antonio at night.
Detail of a window at the Alamo in San Antonio.Detail of a window at the Alamo in San Antonio.
Entrance to the Chapel at the Alamo in San Antonio.Entrance to the Chapel at the Alamo in San Antonio.
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