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)
greyone
So much history there. Wonderful capture, and excellent background info.
Cyve
Fantastic capture my friend !
aRtBee
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)
magnus073
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.
eekdog
Great info and nice shot. Thanks for sharing.
netot
Great capture and very interesting info.!
bebopdlx
Nice shot and info.
UteBigSmile
WONDERFUL CAPTURE!
allnaydi
Beautiful captures and historical background Richard.
Jean_C
Superb wall and tree, excellent capture, Richard!
kenmo
A most impressive photo of this historical wall....
Leije
Excellent capture of this mythic place !
GOLDILOCKSUK
What a lovely old wall I love the stones :) Cathy xoxoxo
drittervon5
Very good POV! Very beautiful location!
farmerC
Exellent shot.
moochagoo
Good POV of this Alamo wall
Star4mation
Super shot Richard :)
MagikUnicorn
LOVE IT
flavia49
nice shot
THROBBE
Very cool!
netsuke
Cool image and information.
Faemike55
Great capture and interesting history lesson - which was never taught in schools
irisinthespring
Fabulous capture!
alKhall
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)
Mulltipass
Excellent POV
Windigo
Beautiful shot !
Hendesse
Fantastic shot of this historical place and very interesting informations.
VDH
Very interesting hystory, great capture!!
RodS
A super photo of this section, Richard. Fascinating information, as well.
bakapo
wow, what an awesome shot!!!