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Boston City Hall Plaza

City Hall Plaza in , , is a large, open, public space in the area of the city. The architectural firm Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles designed the plaza in 1962 to accompany Boston's new building.
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Photo: City of Boston Archives, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Square
  • Description: public space in Boston
  • Also known as: “City Hall Plaza”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boston City Hall and Faneuil Hall.

Town hall
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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 .

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 780 feet east of Boston City Hall Plaza.

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 730 feet southeast of Boston City Hall Plaza.

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 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.

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Downtown is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.

Boston City Hall Plaza

Latitude
42.36032° or 42° 21′ 37″ north
Longitude
-71.0591° or 71° 3′ 33″ west
Open location code
87JC9W6R+49
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7335431272
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q5123207
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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 Main Plaza and Government Center.

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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 Plaza”. Photo: City of Boston Archives, CC BY 2.0.