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Rated: 4.5 Stars $$.
Address: 200 Clarendon St Boston, MA 02116.
Phone: (617) 572-6420
Specialties: Landmarks Historical Buildings.
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200 Clarendon Street, previously John Hancock Tower and colloquially known as The Hancock, is a 62-story, 790-foot (240 m) skyscraper in Boston.The tower was designed by Henry N. Cobb of the firm I. M. Pei & Partners and was completed in 1976.. The building is widely known for its prominent structural flaws, including an analysis that the entire building could overturn under a certain wind ... More
Largest skyscraper in the Boston but no observation deck. Good point for direction but not much else you can do at this tower. Some posters seem to be confusing this Hancock tower in Boston with the Chicago one which does have an observation deck for tourists. More
25 reviews of John Hancock Tower "Tallest building in New England! Striking prismatic form covered in 10,000 perfect mirror glass panels which reflect the historic buildings that surround it. A beautiful member of the boston skyline. You used to be able to go to the observation deck on the 60th floor and get a spectacular view of the city but since Sept. 11th it has been closed. More
Three different buildings in Boston, Massachusetts, have been known as the "John Hancock Building". All were built by the John Hancock Insurance companies. References to the John Hancock building usually refer to the 60-story, sleek glass building on Clarendon Street also known as the John Hancock Tower or Hancock Place. More
The John Hancock Tower, officially named Hancock Place and colloquially known as The Hancock, is a 60-story, 790-foot (241 m) skyscraper in Boston. The tower, the tallest in the city, was designed by Henry N. Cobb of the firm I. M. Pei & Partners (now known as Pei Cobb Freed & Partners) and was completed in 1976. More
When Prudential dwarfed the old John Hancock building with its 52-story tower in 1964, John Hancock countered with its 60-story rebuttal just a few years later. Henry N. Cobb, a native Boston architect with I. M. Pei & Partners, reportedly designed the Modernist-style tower in less than two months in the fall of 1967. More
Largest skyscraper in the Boston but no observation deck. Good point for direction but not much else you can do at this tower. Some posters seem to be confusing this Hancock tower in Boston with the Chicago one which does have an observation deck for tourists. Date of experience: October 2019 More
Snowy evening in Boston with the Old John Hancock Tower and... - Boston, MA - Snowy evening in Boston with the Old John Hancock Tower and its weather beacon flashing red signaling snow. More
The John Hancock Tower and Boston’s Trinity Church Another look at how close Boston’s Trinity Church is from the building A view of the Boston skyline from the Charles River Basin Good look at the parallelogram shape and vertical notch up the side More