There are plans to build a type of protective dome above the Alamo. It's being built so the Alamo's roof can be replaced.

With a diameter of 8.5 meters and a height of 6 meters, the dome consists of eight segments along with skylights (windows) and a lantern. The workers preserved the dome’s original style and ...

When completed, the copper dome was second in size only to the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The dome features four, 20-foot high copper angel statues set above the transept corners.