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The John Hancock Tower, colloquially known as the Hancock, is a 60-story, 790-foot (240 m) skyscraper in the Back Bay neighborhood of downtown Boston.Designed by Henry N. Cobb of the firm I. M. Pei & Partners, it was completed in 1976, and has held the title as the tallest building in New England ever since. [1]
For most of Boston's earlier years, the tallest buildings in the city were churches with their steeples. The first skyscraper in the city is generally considered the Ames Building, completed in 1893. [5] However, since the 13-story building did not surpass the steeple of the Church of the Covenant, [112] it never became a city record holder.
The Prudential Tower, also known as the Prudential Building or, colloquially, the Pru, [1] [2] is an international style skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. The building, a part of the Prudential Center complex, currently stands as the 2nd-tallest building in Boston, behind the John Hancock Tower.
111 Huntington Avenue is a Boston skyscraper. Located on Huntington Avenue, it is part of the Prudential Center complex that also houses the Prudential Tower. Completed in 2002, the tower is 554 feet (169 meters) tall and houses 36 floors. It is Boston's 12th-tallest building. It won the 2002 bronze Emporis Skyscraper Award.
100 Federal Street, formerly known as the First National Bank Building and nicknamed the Pregnant Building, [1] [2] is a skyscraper located in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. The skyscraper, rising 591 feet (180 m) and 37 floors, [ 3 ] is Boston's 10th-tallest building .
Winthrop Center, is a skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. ... [10] and changed the name from “Winthrop Square Tower” to “Winthrop Center”. The ...
The Berkeley Building (also known as the Old John Hancock Building) is a 26-story, 495-foot (151 m) structure located at 200 Berkeley Street, the second of the three John Hancock buildings built in Boston. The building, located in Boston's Back Bay, was designed by Cram and Ferguson and completed in 1947.
One Dalton is a 850,000 sq ft (79,000 m 2) skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. [2] [3] It is the third tallest building in Boston, the tallest residential building in New England, and the tallest building constructed in the city since Hancock Place in 1976.