Faneuil Hall

The cradle of liberty, as is also known as, the Faneuil Hall is located near the water front is a site that has experienced several speeches by famous James Otis, Samuel Adams and others encouraging the independence, and is now a part of Boston Historical Park. The Hall was built in 1740 in the style resembling the English Country market with an assembly hall and open ground floor.

The ground floor was basically used to house African sheep bought from New Hampshire. The grasshopper weather wane is a symbol of knowledge, initially used to test people. In 1806, the Faneuil Hall added a third floor and four new bays to its structure. The renovation also added galleries to the hall to give it a new look. The entire hall is built of a non combustible material to avoid fire. The building at present is an Historical Landmark.

Faneuil Hall is a part of the festival marketplace, including three long granite buildings, which also operates an outdoor-indoor mall and food eatery. The hall has been a site for many concession speeches and a headquarter to artillery company in the past. At present it is rated as most visited tourist site in America for Boston MA travel.

The grasshopper weather wane atop the Faneuil Hall was created in 1742. it is believed to be gilded with gold leaf and copper and weighs nearly eight pounds. It is a symbol of knowledge for the people of Boston. The hall hosted most exciting meetings in the past. The hall has witnessed the events of massacre. Completely destroyed in a fire in 1761, the hall was rebuilt again.

The Faneuil Hall has a much greater historical value than any other hall in America. Initially the hall was built at the expense of a wealthy merchant of French, Peter Faneuil, in whose memory the hall stands till this date. The first official public gathering was held in the hall on the occasion of eulogy of him.

For nearly 250 years the market place has played an important role in the lives of the people of Boston.