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Date
Summer 6-1966
Description
As the tallest building in Boston, the John Hancock Tower is one of the most recognizable pieces of architecture in the skyline. The tower was finished by I. M. Pei & Partners in 1976 after eight years of shaky development. The entire building is constructed of a “glass skin”, or reflective glass panels that create a sleek and modern design that relays several visually interactive compliments to its neighbor, Trinity Church.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Dates
1976
Creator 2 Role
Architectural firm
Creator 3 Role
Architect
Building Type
Skyscraper
Subject Headings
Architecture -- Massachusetts -- Boston; Architecture -- Skyscrapers; John Hancock Tower (Boston, Mass.)
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Massachusetts
City Name
Boston
Street Address
200 Clarendon Street
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester; I. M. Pei & Partners; and Cobb, Henry N., "Boston: Old John Hancock Building from the Capitol" (1966). Smolski Images. 341.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/341
Keywords
John Hancock Tower; Boston, Massachusetts; architecture; skyscraper;
Notes
Bibliography: "John Hancock Tower." Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, 2016, www.pcfandp.com/a/p/6710/s.html. Accessed 28 Dec. 2016. Tourgee, Heather. "Up Close: The John Hancock Tower." Yankee, vol. 80, 2016, pp. 30.