The Alamo and the four Missions

City Council was briefed on Wednesday on the development of a work plan that when finished will recommend how to protect, improve and promote the World Heritage designation site.

Conceptual plans for a 10-level, 500-space parking garage with 13,000 sq.

Elected and appointed officials and civic and religious leaders gathered together on Saturday at Mission San José to celebrate the official inscription of the UNESCO World Heritage designation of the Spanish colonial Missions and the Alamo, the culmination of an effort that goes back nearly a decade.

A who’s who in San Antonio’s successful campaign for World Heritage designation for the Alamo and  four Missions gathered at a Centro San Antonio luncheon Wednesday for a program exploring the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, two months after winning the rare and coveted UNESCO recognition at the annual World Heritage Committee meeting in Bonn, Germany.