Christian Science Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts

The First Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science Center in common reference) is the mother church and administrative headquarters of the Christian Science Church and is located in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 623 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Christian Science Center I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 623 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Christian Science Center I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Settled 1630 Incorporated (city) 1822 Government  - Governor Deval Patrick (D) Area  - City  89. ... A motherchurch or mother church in Christianity is used in three forms. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Back Bay is the name of several places and neighborhoods in the world, including: Back Bay, Boston Back Bay, New Brunswick This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Settled 1630 Incorporated (city) 1822 Government  - Governor Deval Patrick (D) Area  - City  89. ...

Designed in the 1960s by the firm of renowned architect I.M. Pei, the 14-acre Christian Science Plaza on Huntington Avenue has a reflecting pool and fountain that make it one of Boston's most visually recognizable sites and a popular tourist attraction.^[1] The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Ieoh Ming Pei (貝聿銘 pinyin Bèi Yùmíng) is a Chinese American architect born in Suzhou, China on April 26, 1917. ... One famous reflecting pool lies between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.. A reflecting pool is a structure often used in memorials. ... The worlds highest fountain: King Fahds Fountain in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Three traditional fountain features: a low jet, a pair of raised basins, and sculpture with a water theme, here hippocamps (Villa Borghese, Rome) A traditional fountain is an arrangement where water issues from a source (Latin fons...

Another draw for tourists is the three-story tall Mapparium, a stained glass globe that visitors view from the inside. The Mapparium is a three-story tall glass globe of stained glass that is viewed from a 30-long bridge through its interior. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ... Antarctica Oceania Africa Asia Europe North America South America Middle East Caribbean Central Asia East Asia North Asia South Asia Southeast Asia SW. Asia Australasia Melanesia Micronesia Polynesia Central America Latin America Northern America Americas C. Africa E. Africa N. Africa Southern Africa W. Africa C. Europe E. Europe N...

History

The church itself was built in 1894. A modest gray stone structure it is often overlooked by casual visitors as it is dwarfed by the much larger domed extension added in 1906. It boasts one of the world's largest pipe organs, built in 1952 by the Aeolian-Skinner Company of Boston (Specification). The Mary Baker Eddy Library is housed in an 11-story structure originally finished in 1934 for the Christian Science Publishing Society. A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The baroque organ in Roskilde Cathedral, Copenhagen. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Aeolian-Skinner was a builder of a large number of pipe organs in the first part of the 20th century. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) is an international newspaper published daily, Monday through Friday. ...

The present plaza was constructed in the 1970s to include a large administration building, a colonnade, a reflecting pool and a fountain. This was designed by Araldo A. Cossutta, then a partner in Pei's firm. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... Enormous colonnade of the Kazan Cathedral in St Petersburg. ... One famous reflecting pool lies between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.. A reflecting pool is a structure often used in memorials. ...

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Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixel Image in higher resolution (3072 × 2048 pixel, file size: 968 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is the Christian Science center in Boston as it is lit up at night. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1200 × 1600 pixel, file size: 542 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Christian Science Center I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1200 × 1600 pixel, file size: 541 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Christian Science Center I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1068 KB) The Christian Science Mother Church, world headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...

References

1. ^ Boston Globe, October 17, 2006

• Home Page of The First Church of Christ, Scientist
• Mary Baker Eddy Library
• Photos of the grounds of the Christian Science Church in Boston