Massachusetts
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Boston University

Boston University is a school in , , . Boston University is situated nearby to , as well as near the theater building .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Judson B. Coit Observatory and Tsai Performance Center.

Observatory
is an astronomical owned and operated by Boston University on the roof of the College of Arts & Sciences at 725 Commonwealth Avenue in , , .

Theater building
is a concert hall located within Boston University's College of Arts and Sciences building. Constructed in 1989, the facility was made possible by a $5.5 million gift from the Tsai Family, particularly Gerald Tsai, who served as a trustee and an honorary board member of the university for a number of years.

Church
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is a building on the campus of Boston University used as the official place of worship of the school. It was named for Daniel L. Marsh, a former president of BU and a Methodist minister.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fenway-Kenmore and Cambridgeport.

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The neighborhood is named after Kenmore Square, and after the Fens, both of which it encompasses. Kenmore Square is the area's dynamic urban center.

Neighborhood
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is one of the neighborhoods of . It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, the , the Grand Junction Railroad, and River Street.

Neighborhood
Packard's Corner is located in Boston, Massachusetts at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Brighton Avenue. Packard's Corner is serviced by the Packards Corner stop on the B branch of the MBTA's Green Line, a light rail line that runs mostly above ground.

Boston University

Latitude
42.35055° or 42° 21′ 2″ north
Longitude
-71.10541° or 71° 6′ 20″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
87JC9V2V+6R
Geo­Names ID
4931016
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Boston University” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامعة بوسطن”
  • Asturian: “Universidá de Boston”
  • Azerbaijani: “Boston Universiteti”
  • Belarusian: “Бостанскі ўніверсітэт”
  • Bengali: “বস্টন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়”
  • Bosnian: “Univerzitet u Bostonu”
  • Bulgarian: “Бостънски университет”
  • Catalan: “Universitat de Boston”
  • Chinese: “波士頓大學”
  • Czech: “Bostonská univerzita”
  • Dutch: “Universiteit van Boston”
  • Esperanto: “Universitato de Bostono”
  • Estonian: “Bostoni Ülikool”
  • Finnish: “Bostonin yliopisto”
  • French: “Université de Boston”
  • Greek: “Πανεπιστήμιο της Βοστώνης”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Pô-sṳ-tun Thai-ho̍k”
  • Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת בוסטון”
  • Hindi: “बोस्टन विश्वविद्यालय”
  • Icelandic: “Boston-háskóli”
  • Indonesian: “Universitas Boston”
  • Italian: “Università di Boston”
  • Japanese: “ボストン大学”
  • Kazakh: “Бостон Университеті”
  • Korean: “보스턴 대학교”
  • Latin: “Universitas Bostoniensis”
  • Macedonian: “Бостонски универзитет”
  • Persian: “دانشگاه بوستون”
  • Portuguese: “Universidade de Boston”
  • Russian: “Бостонский университет”
  • Spanish: “Universidad de Boston”
  • Tamil: “பாஸ்டன் பல்கலைக்கழகம்”
  • Turkish: “Boston Üniversitesi”
  • Uighur: “بوستون ئۇنىۋېرستېتى”
  • Ukrainian: “Бостонський університет”
  • Western Panjabi: “بوسٹن یونیورسٹی”
  • Yue Chinese: “波士頓大學”

Localities in the Area

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