Massachusetts State Capitol
Massachusetts State Capitol (USA) - description, history, location. Exact address, phone number, website. Reviews of tourists, photos and videos. The Massachusetts State Capitol, or "new" Capitol in the Beacon Hill area, was built by the famous architect Charles Bulfinch in 1798. It has been constantly enlarged since then and is today considered a masterpiece of federal architecture and one of the best works of Bulfinch. For its architectural merit, the Capitol has been designated a National Historic Landmark. The building occupies 27 thousand square meters. m on a plot of land formerly owned by the first governor of the state, John Hancock. In the design of the building, Bulfinch was inspired by two London buildings: Somerset House and the Pantheon. The most extensive reconstruction of the Capitol was in 1895,…