The church
A limestone front.
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The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission in the centre of San Antonio, Texas, less than a kilometre from the city centre in a straight line. Today it is a museum in the Alamo Plaza Historic District and part of the San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site. Catholic missionaries founded it in the 18th century as the Misión San Antonio de Valero. It was secularised in 1793, and ten years later it became a fort for a military company that probably gave it the name Alamo, Spanish for cottonwood. The mission is best known for a battle fought there in 1836. Its best-known building is the stone church, with a pale limestone front, a curved crest and carved arches around the wooden door, set behind a lawn and stone walkways. Behind it are shady gardens with old trees and iron gates. The mission sits in the heart of the city, a few minutes' walk from the River Walk, so the two pair easily. The church holds special historic meaning for Texans, so keep quiet inside, and check visiting times before you go.
A limestone front.
Old trees.
The city's heart.
Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Usually, to the church.
The River Walk.
