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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.
Rights
This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.
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). Browse All. 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.