The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston

The First Church of Christ, Scientist is the proper name of the Mother Church and administrative headquarters of the Christian Science Church. The complex is located in a 14-acre plaza alongside Huntington Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. photo of the Christian Science Mother Church in Boston by Brian Corr, March 7, 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... photo of the Christian Science Mother Church in Boston by Brian Corr, March 7, 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Church of Christ, Scientist, often known as The Christian Science Church or simply Christian Science, is a religious body held by its members to be a Christian denomination, with about 2,000 branches (local churches) in over 70 countries. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other instances of Boston, see Boston (disambiguation) Boston is the capital and largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. ...

The church itself was built in 1894, and a large extension was added in 1906. It boasts one of the world's largest pipe organs, built by the Aeolian-Skinner Company of Boston. The 11-storey Mary Baker Eddy Library was started in 1932, and the present plaza was constructed in the 1970s to include a large administration building, a colonnade, and a reflecting pool with fountain. 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is part of the Pipe Organ Refactor Project. ... Aeolian-Skinner was a builder of a large number of pipe organs in the first part of the 20th century. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... In classical architecture, a colonnade denotes a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, as in the famous elliptically curving colonnades that Bernini added to the facade of Saint Peters Basilica in Rome, which embrace and define the Piazza. ... This page is about the general memorial; for the one in Washington, D.C. see Reflecting Pool. ...

The title First Church of Christ, Scientist is also applied to some of the church's other buildings worldwide.

External link

• Home Page of The First Church of Christ, Scientist