State of Massachusetts

United States, on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and largest city is Boston. The population is 7,033,469 in 2020.

the city of Provincetown, Massachusetts, which is located at the northernmost tip of Cape Cod. The tower was built in 1907-1910 in memory of the first landing of pilgrims in North America in 1620. The height of the tower is 77 m, and it is the tallest granite structure in the USA.A ladder installed inside the tower can be climbed to the very top. It offers a beautiful view of Provincetown and its Provincetown Harbor. At the foot of the Pilgrim Monument is the Provincetown Museum

in 1713 and served as a meeting place for the legislature until 1798 Massachusetts. The Old Capitol is located at the intersection of State and Washington Streets and is currently a museum. It is the ninth of the sixteen points on the historical The Path of Freedom. At the moment it is a museum.
The brick building of the Old Capitol was built in 1712-1713 on the site of the first Boston City Hall, which was erected in 1657-1658, but burned down in a fire in 1711. Beginning in 1713, meetings of the Massachusetts Bay Provincial government were held in this building.In 1747, another fire occurred, as a result of which the interior of the building burned out, and part of the brick walls were destroyed. The exterior of the building after restoration is close to what exists in our time.On March 5, 1770, the Boston Massacre took place near the walls of the building — as a result of a skirmish between British soldiers and Boston citizens dissatisfied with British tax policy, five unarmed citizens were killed. I advise you to visit this old Capitol

capital of Massachusetts. The Legislature of the State of Massachusetts, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the State of Massachusetts, holds its meetings there. It also houses the offices of the Governor of the state.The Capitol is located atop Beacon Hill. Its facade faces Beacon Street, on the other side of which is the central park of the city — Boston Common. It is sometimes referred to as the "new Capitol" to distinguish it from the old Capitol building.It is the second of sixteen points on the historical Freedom Trail.
On the site where the Capitol is now located, there was previously a pasture owned by John Hancock, the first governor of Massachusetts (in 1780-1785). For the construction of the Capitol, the pasture level was lowered by about 15 m.The central part of the modern Capitol building was built in 1795-1798 by architect Charles Balfinch.In 1889-1895, the Capitol building was significantly expanded by architect Charles Brigham — a new part, built of yellow brick, was attached to the back of the old building.In 1917, the east and west wings were built according to the project of architects Richard Krypton and Wil

museums in the USA.It was founded in 1870 on the basis of the Boston Athenaeum. In a modern building with columns — since 1909. It has a branch in Nagoya, Japan.The museum's collection is the second largest in North and South America, second only to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The director of the museum is currently Malcolm Rogers .
The museum opened in 1876 in a neo-Gothic building on the Drop Square, designed by John Sturgis. The collection is based on the collection of the Boston Athenaeum. Local artist Francis Davis Millet played an important role in the creation of the art school at the museum, and in the appointment of Emil Otto Grundmann as its first director.The museum moved to its current building on Huntington Avenue, built by architect Guy Lowell in the neoclassical style, in 1909. The artist John Sargent took part in the design of the museum building. The museum's collection contains his most famous works, including the 1882 painting "Daughters of Edward Darley Boyt".Appeal to the Great Spirit, Cyrus Dallin, 1908, statue at the main entrance to the museumIn the late 1970s, when the number of exhibits exceeded 450 thousand, it was decided to build the west wing. In the 2000s, a new giant extension was allocated for American art.

natural stone and granite tower that looks like a miniature feudal castle. It is located in Salisbury Park, in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was erected in 1900 in memory of the native Worcester politician, historian and statesman George Bancroft. The tower was designed by master architects Earl and Fisher. The construction cost was approximately $15,000. Bancroft Tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bancroft Tower is located northwest of Worcester city center, in Salisbury Park, a public park located west of Park Avenue and south of Drury Lane. It is a two-storey stone structure built of boulders and cobblestones, with a granite facade. It is asymmetrical in plan, with crenellated square towers at the corners and a taller central round tower between them. To the right of this tower is an arched gate.