Mapparium
The Mapparium is a three-story-tall globe made of stained glass that is viewed from a 30-foot-long bridge through its interior. As of August 2021, it was part of the "How Do You See the World?" exhibit of the Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston, Massachusetts.- Type: Planetarium
- Description: Stained glass globe in Boston, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “The Mapparium”
- Address: 200 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mary Baker Eddy Library and First Church of Christ Scientist.
Mary Baker Eddy Library
Library
The Mary Baker Eddy Library is a research library, museum, and repository for the papers of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science. The library is located on the Christian Science Center, Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, and housed in a portion of the 11-story structure originally built for the Christian Science Publishing Society.
First Church of Christ Scientist
Church
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The First Church of Christ, Scientist is the administrative headquarters and mother church of the Church of Christ, Scientist, also known as the Christian Science church. First Church of Christ Scientist is situated 450 feet southeast of Mapparium.
Hynes Convention Center station
Railway station
Photo: IliketrainsR211T, CC BY 4.0.
Hynes Convention Center station is an underground light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line. It is located at the intersection of Newbury Street and Massachusetts Avenue near the western end of the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Hynes Convention Center station is situated 1,000 feet north of Mapparium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fenway-Kenmore and Back Bay.
Fenway-Kenmore
Photo: kenji ross, CC BY 2.0.
The Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood is named after Kenmore Square, and after the Fens, both of which it encompasses. Kenmore Square is the area's dynamic urban center.
Back Bay
Suburb
Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of Boston's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.
Frederick Douglass Square Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Frederick Douglass Square Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Hammond Street, Cabot Street, Windsor Street, and Westminster Street, in the Lower Roxbury area of Boston, Massachusetts.
Mapparium
- Categories: fixed construction, globe, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.34521° or 42° 20′ 43″ northLongitude
-71.08618° or 71° 5′ 10″ westInception
1935Levels
3Operator
The Mary Baker Eddy LibraryOpen location code
87JC8WW7+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 5296603923OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=planetariumOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6754152
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Mapparium” goes by many names.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Mary Baker Eddy Library For The Betterment Of Mankind and Welcome Center.
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