Commissioned by veterans of the 20th Massachusetts and the 2nd Massachusetts regiments, the majestic lions are a symbol of affection, memorizing the men who fought and fell in America’s Civil War.
Boston Public Library
May 2nd, 2017
Tag: architecture
Cityscapes || Modern Day Totem
Actually an apartment building on Huntington Avenue, seen from the side.
Boston, May 2nd, 2017
The views from the Prudential
On a clear day, the Skywalk Observatory offers 360° views of Boston. It comes with a fee, of course, but the views are worth it. It was fun to try and spot places we’d already been to and those that we had yet to see, like the MIT on the other side of Charles River and the Harvard far beyond. 
Bird’s eye view over Boston.
May 2nd 2017
Point me Home
May 1st, 2017
A touch of Gotham (in case you missed New York)
The first two images are from the former Mount Vernon Church, designed by architect Charles Howard Walker and built ca. 1892 on the corner of Beacon Street and Massachusetts Avenue, in Back Bay. It functioned as a congregational church until 1970 when it was closed; it was destroyed by fire in 1978.
In 1983 the remains were imaginatively restored by architect Graham Gund who decided to keep the existing church structure – tower included – and combine it with a modern building. The result was today’s Church Court Condominiums, one of the most interesting residential buildings in Boston. I wonder whether the tower has been converted into a loft – just imagine the views!
The next three images are details from an office building, located at 60 Massachusetts Ave. 
Details about the building’s course from Church to luxury condos can be found on Back Bay Houses.
May 1st, 2017
The Sunflower Castle
A lovely feature, merry and strikingly different among the red brick row houses of the Beacon Hill.
You can find out more about the Sunflower Castle in this article on The Next Phase Blog.
130 Mount Vernon Street
May 1st, 2017
Running up that (Beacon) Hill
Or better yet, walking. Long strolls are the best way to marvel at the architecture of Beacon Hill, one of the most picturesque areas in Boston. With the Massachusetts State House, its gold gilded dome gleaming even in the rain, 19th century historical buildings like The Tudor, gas-lit and tree-lined streets, cobblestoned narrow passages, the Louisburg Square with some of the most exclusive residences in the city – and the most expensive ones in the whole of the U.S.A. – there will many instances to stop, gawp and catch your breath, I promise!
May 01st, 2017
Dorchester Heights Park, Boston
”At this place the cannon brought by General Henry Knox from Fort Ticonderoga to deliver to General George Washington in the winter of 1775-1776 were used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston.”
Besides its historical role and significance, this is a quite neighbourhood park with views over South Boston, surrounded by rows of beautiful houses. Especially ambient at dusk, when the first city lights begin to flicker in the distance.
April 30th, 2017
Boston – First impressions
If Baltimore reminded me of an old aristocratic lady with a shrinking fortune, Boston is an old noble lady with her fortune intact. Her quiet, understated elegance exudes old money and confidence. A perfect hostess with impeccable manners, the kind that will welcome guests from all walks of life and make them feel at home. With a glass of forty year-old brandy in front of the fireplace, of course.
Charmed at first sight in Telegraph St. and Dorchester Heights, South Boston.
April 30th, 2017
Before leaving Baltimore
We attempted to visit the B&O Railroad Museum but found it closed in preparation of the ”Day Out with Thomas” which, by the way, is coming back this year on April 27-29 and May 4-6.
Instead, we walked back to Penn Station, taking in some city views along the way. But one of the most striking features was Jonathan Borofsky’s much debated Male/Female, a 51-foot (15,5m) of a sculpture overlooking – or, as some would say, clashing with – the classic Beaux-Arts building of the train station. It all depends on the point of view, I guess. Personally, I rather like this dialogue between two giants and was glad to have discovered another artwork by Borofsky (the first one was ”Humanity in Motion” inside the Comcast Center lobby, in Philadelphia).
That’s a wrap of our two-day trip in Baltimore. But stay tuned for more travels, because next, we go to Boston!
April 27th, 2017
The Humble Fabulist 