Boston City Hall Plaza
City Hall Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts, is a large, open, public space in the Government Center area of the city. The architectural firm Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles designed the plaza in 1962 to accompany Boston's new City Hall building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: public space in Boston
- Also known as: “City Hall Plaza”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boston City Hall and Faneuil Hall.
Boston City Hall
Town hall
Boston City Hall is the seat of city government of Boston, Massachusetts. 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 Old City Hall.
Faneuil Hall
Public building
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Faneuil Hall is a marketplace and meeting hall near the waterfront and Government Center, in Boston, 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adams Square and Dock Square.
Adams Square
Locality
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Adams Square was a square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Now demolished, it was formerly located on the site of the current Boston City Hall in Government Center.
Dock Square
Neighborhood
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Dock Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, is a public square adjacent to Faneuil Hall, bounded by Congress Street, North Street, and the steps of the 60 State Street office tower.
West End
Suburb
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The West End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bounded generally by Cambridge Street to the south, the Charles River to the west and northwest, North Washington Street on the north and northeast, and New Sudbury Street on the east.
Boston City Hall Plaza
- Category: public space
- Location: United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Chinese—“Boston City Hall Plaza” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Boston City Hall Plaza”
- Chinese: “波士頓市政大廳廣場”
- Chinese: “波士頓市政廳廣場”
- Chinese: “波士顿市政厅广场”
- Chinese: “波士顿市政大厅广场”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Scollay Square and Government Center.
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