Have a Bird View of Boston from John Hancock Tower - The Tallest Structure in the City

The John Hancock Tower in Boston is the tallest structure in the city for over 30 years. The tower is officially named Hancock Place but is known as The Hancock colloquially. This 60 story, 790-foot skyscraper is the pride of Boston. A sprinkle of trivia - Henry N Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners designed the building in 1976.

This building is the tallest building in New England as is also among the 199th tallest buildings of the world. Initially the building had only one tenant known as John Hancock Insurance Company. Later on many other new tenants have tried out their luck here. The building is a majestically created tall glass structure with a rock solid foundation.

The famous design principle of the tower is known as the Minimalism style in art. It is this concept that gave a whole new dimension to the sky scraper design. The building used largest panes of glass available. This adds stability to this super structure. The highly reflective windows ensure that the tower matches exactly with a clear sunny sky.

The best attraction of the building was however an observation deck. It was closed after the unfortunate 9/11 attack. The building owner has rented it for private functions and is intending to extend office area up till the observation portion. Just because this tower is closed for the general public, the next best observation tower is on the Prudential Tower. The building however could not dodge controversies as its construction shadowed a church. The building has an all weather beacon to sign off a season.