The Alamo Shrine Wall by Richardphotos
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Description
this wall was added as the original wall took in much more area across Houston Street to where the Federal Building is at.
How Old Are The Two Original Buildings?
Construction of the Convento (or Long Barrack) began in 1724, shortly after the mission was relocated to this site. Records indicate it was completed in 1744. That makes it more than 250 years old. The Long Barrack has undergone several renovations and reconstructions. In 1847 the U.S. Army repaired the structure: drawings from that period show it with two full stories. By 1876 the military had relocated their facilities to what would become Fort Sam Houston. During the 1870s and 1880s, merchants used the Long Barrack as a store. A wooden framework constructed to resemble a fort covered much of the Long Barrack. The wooden framework and the second story were stripped away in 1913 in an effort to remove the "unoriginal" portions of the building, leaving only the walls standing. The walls were repaired and roofed in 1968, as part of the renovations to the Alamo for HemisFair, creating the Long Barrack Museum.
http://www.thealamo.org/education/fun-facts.html#1
Comments (32)
So much history there. Wonderful capture, and excellent background info.
Fantastic capture my friend !
Nice capture. I was never that good in history, let alone the American one, so I had to look up things in Wikipedia. 1720-1730 was quite interesting in many ways * 1720 big crash at the European stock exchanges (what's new?) * 1722 discovery of Easter Island (with those famous statues, looking out for someone to return ...) * 1724 Bach composes Johannes Passion, and the Mattheus Passion in 1728 * 1725 birth of Casanova, the famous Italian heartbreaker and adventurer * 1726 birth of chess grandmaster Philidor * 1726 founding of the Dutch National Lottery (sorry, one of our great comedians made a joke about that, related to American history) * 1727 death of Isaac Newton * 1727 a really massive vulcanic eruption on Iceland (again, what's new)
Richard, this is a great capture of this Alamo Wall. I very much enjoyed learning more about the Alamo and had no idea that the original structure was so old.
Great info and nice shot. Thanks for sharing.
Great capture and very interesting info.!
Nice shot and info.
WONDERFUL CAPTURE!
Beautiful captures and historical background Richard.
Superb wall and tree, excellent capture, Richard!
A most impressive photo of this historical wall....
Excellent capture of this mythic place !
What a lovely old wall I love the stones :) Cathy xoxoxo
Very good POV! Very beautiful location!
Exellent shot.
Good POV of this Alamo wall
Super shot Richard :)
LOVE IT
nice shot
Very cool!
Cool image and information.
Great capture and interesting history lesson - which was never taught in schools
Fabulous capture!
I'm surprised by Faemike55's comment that the history of the Alamo was not taught in US schools, again you have done a great job with this historical gem! Cheers :0)
Excellent POV
Beautiful shot !
Fantastic shot of this historical place and very interesting informations.
Very interesting hystory, great capture!!
A super photo of this section, Richard. Fascinating information, as well.
wow, what an awesome shot!!!