Copley Square

The square is known as the finishing place of the popular Boston Marathon. The impressive buildings located around the square are wonderfully in harmony with the greenery of the park. The buildings around the square are different in style and age, but together form an incredible architectural ensemble.

Located in Boston Copley Square is famous as one of the most outstanding architectural monuments of the city. The name of the square was given in honor of Boston native John Singleton Copley, a famous painter and portrait painter of the late XVIII century. He was not only famous for his work, but also for donating a piece of land to the city. Subsequently, an area was laid here, on which several city attractions are concentrated at once.

On Copley Square there is the famous 60-storey skyscraper or Hancock Tower, known to many by shots from movies. There is a large number of popular boutiques, shops and salons. The second famous building in Copley Square is the Boston Public Library, opened in 1895. Its building is made in the style of luxurious Italian palaces.

On the south side of the square is the Museum of Fine Arts - the second largest in the United States. With its emergence for many decades, not only Copley Square, but also Boston received the right to be considered the intellectual capital of the country in the twentieth century.