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Alamo Cenotaph

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Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 25' 30.4968", -98° 29' 10.698"
 
    Texas State
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    Erected in Memory of the Heroes who sacrificed their lives at , March 6, 1836 in the defense of Texas, They chose never to surrender nor retreat, these brave hearts with flag still proudly waving perished in the flames of immmporality that their high sacrifice might lead to the founding on this Texas.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

 
StoppingPoints.com Editorial on Alamo Cenotaph:
The Alamo Cenotaph was designed by noted sculptor, Pompeo Coppini. Pompeo Luigi Coppini was born in Moglia, Mantua, Italy, the son of Giovanni and Leandra Coppini. He grew up in Florence where he studied at Accademia dell'Arte del Disegno under Augusto Rivalta.
 
Many of his works are in Austin, Texas, displayed on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol and on the campus of The University of Texas. Coppini's statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross (Sully), Texas Governor and third president of Texas A&M University is considered one of the most revered works on the A&M campus in College Station and students often place coins at the statue's feet for good luck on exams.
 
Notable Scultpures by Pompeo Coppini:
 
  • Confederate Soldiers monument (1903) on the Texas State Capitol grounds, on monument designed by Frank Teich
  • Rufus C. Burleson bronze statue (1903) at the Burleson Quadrangle on the Baylor University campus in Waco, Texas.
  • Terry's Texas Rangers monument (1907) on the Texas State Capitol grounds
  • Hood's Texas Brigade (1910) on the Texas State Capitol grounds, Austin
  • John H. Reagan bronze statues (1911) in Reagan Park in Palestine, Texas
  • John Hunt Morgan Memorial (1911) in Lexington, Kentucky
  • Firing Line bronze statue (1912) DeLeon Plaza Victoria, Texas
  • Lawrence Sullivan Ross (1918) on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas
  • Charles H. Noyes bronze sculpture (1919) Ballinger, Texas
  • Bronze doors of the Scottish Rite Cathedral (dedicated 1924) in San Antonio, Texas[1]
  • San Antonio Express-News (1929) building entrance with carvings, San Antonio, Texas
  • Littlefield Fountain (1933) on the University of Texas campus
  • Cenotaph to the Alamo (1936-40) San Antonio, Texas
  • Judge R.E.B. Baylor bronze statue (1939) on the Baylor University campus in Waco, Texas.
  • Dr. J. Frank Norris statue at the Top O' Hill Terrace, Arlington, Texas
  • George Washington statue (1955) on the University of Texas campus
  • Daughters of the Confederacy statue at Broadway Bluff, in Corpus Christi

Alamo Cenotaph Historical Marker Location Map, San Antonio, Texas

 
   
Related Themes: Texas C.S.A., Texas Confederate States of America, Confederacy
 
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