Spirit of Sacrifice (The Alamo Cenotaph)

Spirit of Sacrifice (The Alamo Cenotaph)

Memorial / Monument

 300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX, 78205

“Spirit of Sacrifice” (Alamo Cenotaph) by San Antonio artist Pompeo Coppini is a memorial to the fallen Alamo heroes. It is a large rectangular shaft with a wedge at lower portion of the piece. It includes a large figure with two smaller figures huddled below to represent the spirit of the heroes rising from the dead.

Medium type: Granite - Marble/Stone

Date created: 1939

Dimensions: 60' x 58 x 13' base 1'7" x 58' x 13'6"

Location Info

300 Alamo Plaza

300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX, 78205

Additional Information

Accession Number :

1939.COP.1

District :

1

Location :

Alamo Plaza

Location Interior/Exterior :

Exterior

Alt URL :

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fco67