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Boston City Hall

Boston City Hall is the seat of city government of , . It includes the offices of the mayor of Boston and the Boston City Council. The current hall was built in 1968 to assume the functions of the .
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: mayor@boston.gov
  • Type: Town hall
  • Description: city hall of Boston, Massachusetts since 1969
  • Also known as: “City Hall”
  • Address: 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201
  • Roof shape: flat
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Faneuil Hall and Old State House.

Public building
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is a marketplace and meeting hall near the waterfront and Government Center, in , Massachusetts, United States. Opened in 1742, it was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others encouraging independence from Great Britain. is situated 490 feet east of Boston City Hall.

Museum
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The , also known as the Old Provincial State House, is a historic building in , , built in 1713. It was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798. is situated 630 feet south of Boston City Hall.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose arena in . It is located directly above the MBTA's , and it replaced the original upon opening in 1995. is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Boston City Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adams Square and Dock Square.

Locality
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was a square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Now demolished, it was formerly located on the site of the current Boston City Hall in .

Neighborhood
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in , , is a public square adjacent to , bounded by Congress Street, North Street, and the steps of the 60 State Street office tower.

Suburb
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The of is located in , near and . Like many areas within Boston, the has no official definition.

Boston City Hall

Latitude
42.36043° or 42° 21′ 38″ north
Longitude
-71.05796° or 71° 3′ 29″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Inception
1968
Levels
10
Open location code
87JC9W6R+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 788015166
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­townhall
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4930968
Wiki­data ID
Q250773
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Boston City Hall” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مبنى بلدية بوسطن”
  • Catalan: “Ajuntament de Boston”
  • Chinese: “波士頓市政廳”
  • Czech: “Boston City Hall”
  • Dutch: “Boston City Hall”
  • Esperanto: “Bostona Urbodomo”
  • French: “hôtel de ville de Boston”
  • French: “Hôtel de ville de Boston”
  • German: “Boston City Hall”
  • Greek: “Δημαρχείο της Βοστώνης”
  • Hebrew: “בניין עיריית בוסטון”
  • Italian: “Boston City Hall”
  • Italian: “Municipio di Boston”
  • Japanese: “ボストン市庁舎”
  • Korean: “보스턴 시청”
  • Korean: “보스턴 시청사”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Boston rådhus”
  • Russian: “Бостонская мэрия”
  • Russian: “Бостонская ратуша”
  • Russian: “мэрия Бостона”
  • Slovak: “Boston City Hall”
  • Slovenian: “Boston City Hall”
  • Spanish: “Ayuntamiento de Boston”
  • Swedish: “Boston City Hall”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Boston City Hall”. Photo: Daderot, CC0.