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During World War II, the dome was painted gray once again, to prevent reflection during blackouts and to protect the city and building from bombing attacks. [12] The dome was re-gilded in 1969, at a cost of $36,000. [13] Then, in July 1997, the dome was once again re-gilded, in 23k gold. The estimated cost this time was $1.5 million.
Ammi Burnham Young entered an 1837 competition to design the Boston Custom House, and won with his neoclassical design. This building was a cruciform (cross-shaped) Greek Revival structure, combining a Greek Doric portico with a Roman dome, resembled a four-faced Greek temple topped with a dome.
Built on the site of a building originally donated by Huguenot merchant Peter Faneuil to the city of Boston, this iconic market building and meeting house was built in the 1760s and expanded in the 19th century by architect Charles Bulfinch. It was the site of many public meetings during the American Revolution. 19: Fenway Studios: Fenway Studios
This building was a cruciform (cross-shaped) Greek Revival structure, combining a Greek Doric portico with a Roman dome, resembled a four-faced Greek temple topped with a dome. It had 36 fluted Doric columns , each carved from a single piece of granite from Quincy , Massachusetts; each weighed 42 tons (37 metric tons ) [ 14 ] and cost about ...
Boston went through a major building boom in the 1960s and 1970s, resulting in the construction of over 20 skyscrapers, including 200 Clarendon and the Prudential Tower. The city is the site of 25 skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m) in height, more than any other city in New England .
Location: Center Street and 23rd Street Description: A housing development planned for Center Street and 23rd Street NE is slated to bring as many as 200 affordable housing units to northeast ...
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The Lower Basin is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long and up to 2,000 feet (610 m) wide. The panoramas in the Lower Basin define the image of Boston and Cambridge. The Longfellow Bridge is a powerful presence in the Lower Basin, as are the slope of Beacon Hill and the gold dome of the State House.