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Boston

About Boston

636,479 in city
7,609,358 in metro
125 km² (48 mi²)
3 m
The Massachusetts capital is the largest city in New England and its cultural and economic heart. Founded in 1630 by John Winthrop as the seat of Massachusetts Bay Colony, Boston has a historical richness like no other city in the country. Known as the "Cradle of Modern America," the birthplace of the American Revolution still remains revolutionary in science, education and architecture. Despite its relatively small size in comparison to giant cities like Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, it is one of the most prominent urban areas in the USA, comprising the seventh largest metropolitan area. Deemed to be the "Hub of the Universe" by native writer and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes, Boston and the Greater Boston area now form a major hub of technology, considered by many to be second in the nation only to Silicon Valley. Boston is also a collegiate mecca. The city and its surrounding areas contain 57 colleges and universities, including the world-renowned Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. About one in every 10 Bostonians is a student of higher learning, adding a vibrancy and youthfulness to the city. From post-modern 111 Huntington Avenue to the Old State House, Boston exhibits a perfect amalgamation of old and new architecture. The cityscape is highlighted by the distinctive, early twentieth-century Marriott's Custom House on the east side of downtown, and the formidable, blue-mirrored facade of the Hancock Place on the west side.

Boroughs

Allston (22), Back Bay (121), Bay Village (2), Beacon Hill (11), Charlestown (7), Chinatown/Leather District (10), Downtown (307), East Boston (6), Fenway/Kenmore (88), Jamaica Plain (6), Mission Hill (11), North End (10), Roslindale (3), Roxbury (9), South Boston (50), South End (62), West End (17),

Metro Cities

Acton, Amesbury, Arlington, Attleboro, Auburndale, Avon, Ayer, Beverly, Boston, Braintree, Bristol, Brockton, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Canton, Central Falls, Chelsea, Concord, Cranston, Cumberland, Danvers, Dover, Durham, East Greenwich, East Providence, Everett, Exeter, Fall River, Fitchburg, Foxborough, Framingham, Gloucester, Goffstown, Haverhill, Holliston, Hudson, Hudson, Hull, Jamestown, Laconia, Lakeville, Lawrence, Leominster, Londonderry, Lowell, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester, Marblehead, Marlborough, Maynard, Medford, Melrose, Meredith, Methuen, Middleborough, Middleton, Milford, Milton, Nashua, Natick, Needham, New Bedford, Newburyport, Newport, Newton, North Andover, North Attleboro, North Hampton, North Kingstown, North Providence, Northbridge, Norwood, Pawtucket, Peabody, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Providence, Quincy, Randolph, Revere, Rockport, Salem, Salisbury, Shrewsbury, Smithfield, Somerville, South Kingstown, Southbridge, Sudbury, Taunton, Wakefield, Waltham, Warwick, Watertown, West Warwick, Westminster, Weymouth, Wilmington, Wilton, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn, Woonsocket, Worcester

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
798 All Buildings
685
existing
20
under construction
41
planned
25
unbuilt
27
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Hancock Place 790 ft 1976
2 Prudential Tower 750 ft 1964
3 Millennium Tower 685 ft 2016
4 Federal Reserve Bank Building 614 ft 1977
5 BNY Mellon Center at One Boston Place 601 ft 1970

Building types

No. Type
418 low-rise building
278 high-rise building
64 skyscraper
18 church
3 mast (framework)
3 stadium
3 open-air structure
3 mast (pole)
2 bridge
1 monument
1 airport tower
1 multi-story building
1 subterranean building
1 sculpture
1 hall

Other buildings

No. Type
11 Famous buildings
24 Buildings with construction images