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Above: a few skyline views of Boston during the day and at night.

Founded in 1630, Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest cities of the United States of America.
It has a rich historical and cultural history, and it was here
where the fire to the American Revolution was ignited.
Following independence, Boston prospered into one of America's richest cities, and
just before WW I, Boston was the nation's third tallest city.
But after the Great War Boston went through a long and deep recession,
with many political and racial conflicts.
In the Sixties of the last century, Boston slowly climbed out of it.
These days, Boston is a very lively city with a very European feel to it.




Above: Boston's tallest: John Hancock Tower (241m/790f, 60 stories, 1976).
The tower, that was designed by I.M. Pei & Partners, used to have an observatory
but this was closed after the September 11th, 2001 events.
On the second picture, the John Hancock Tower is seen from the observatory of the Prudential Building.
On the last picture it is seen from across River Charles.


Above: Boston's 2nd tallest: Prudential Tower (229m/750f, 52 stories, 1964).
The antenna on top of the building is not included in its height.
When completed, the building was the tallest skyscraper in North-America outside of New York City.
Today, this skyscraper is looked upon as dated and even ugly, but judge for yourself.
The Prudential Tower has an public observatory with a 360-degree view over the city.
It's on the 51st floor and costs to go up are $11,- (was $7,- in 2002).
On the picture on the far left, Prudential Tower can be seen with 111 Huntington Avenue next to it.
To see pictures of this building, please go to page 2 of Boston. Check the link at the end of this page.


Above: Boston's third tallest: Federal Reserve Bank Building (187m/614f, 32 stories, 1976).
This building is the tallest skyscraper of the downtown area of Boston.


Above left: One Boston Place (183m/601f, 41 stories, 1970).
Not one of the world's most impressive or most beautiful high-rises,
in my humble opinion, but a Boston landmark, nonetheless.
Above right: One International Place (183m/600f, 46 stories, 1987).
This complex consists of three separate connected buildings.
The tallest being 183m/600f, the middle being 111m/365f and the lowest: 80m/263f.
On the right picture, the 111m/365f part of the complex can also be seen,
as well as Two International Place (164m/538f, 35 stories, 1992) on the right.


Above: another skyline view of Boston.

The skyline of Boston hasn't changed much in the last couple of years.
The most recent top 10 addition was 111 Huntington Avenue, completed in 2002,
while One Lincoln Street (153m/503f, 36 stories) and 33 Arch Street (145m/477f, 33 stories) were two other tall buildings
that were completed in the period since the pictures here were taken (July 2002).
The tallest building planned to being built in the next couple of years is the 189m/621f, 41 stories, tall
South Station Tower. This tower could have been taller, but because of the proximity to Logan Airport,
the project was scaled down to the height just mentioned (Patrick Beckers, January 2007).


To see more pictures of Boston's other high-rises,
click here to go to page 2 of Boston



Boston's 10 tallest skyscrapers:
1. JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 241m/790f, 60 stories, 1976
2. PRUDENTIAL TOWER 229m/750f, 52 stories, 1964
3. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BUILDING 187m/614f, 32 stories, 1976
4. ONE BOSTON PLACE 183m/601f, 41 stories, 1970
5. ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE 183m/600f, 46 stories, 1987
6. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON 180m/591f, 37 stories, 1971
7. ONE FINANCIAL CENTER 180m/590f, 46 stories, 1983
8. 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE 169m/554f, 36 stories, 2002
9. TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE 164m/538f, 35 stories, 1992
10. ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE 160m/525f, 40 stories, 1981

The building data, the top 10 of tallest buildings and some of the building information are courtesy of
EMPORIS.COM, one of the world's leading architectural resources on tall buildings.

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