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Media in category "Images of San Antonio" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Alamo Dome CIMG7791.JPG 1,600 × 1,050; 745 KB.
Universities and colleges in San Antonio (7 C, 21 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in San Antonio" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.
McNay Art Museum contains elements of traditional and modern architecture in San Antonio. Architecture in the American city of San Antonio, Texas comes from a wide variety of sources, but many of the city's buildings mostly reflect Texas' Spanish and Mexican roots; with some influence from French builders, among others.
The tower housed San Antonio's first Sears, Roebuck & Company store, originally occupying the building's basement and first 4 levels. [4] Opening on March 7, 1929, Sears, Roebuck & Co. was the first portion of the building opened to the public, with 35,000 items on display and 225 members of staff.
San Antonio (/ ˌ s æ n æ n ˈ t oʊ n i oʊ / SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in the 2020 U.S. census. [12]
The San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden, or Sunken Gardens in Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas, opened in an abandoned limestone rock quarry in the early 20th century. It was known also as Chinese Tea Gardens, Chinese Tea Garden Gate, Chinese Sunken Garden Gate and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Fray Antonio de Olivares also built the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar, on the west side of the San Antonio River, approximately 1 mile from the mission. [4] It was designed to protect the system of missions and civilian settlements in central Texas and to ensure Spanish claims in the region against possible encroachment from other European powers.
The Alamo Plaza Historic District is an historic district of downtown San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [ 1 ] It includes the Alamo , which is a separately listed Registered Historic Place and a U.S. National Historic Landmark .