First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston

The Administration Building, northwest elevation, detail, showing entry at northwest corner; The First Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science Center in common reference) is the mother church and administrative headquarters of the Christian Science Church and is located in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Designed in the 1960s by the firm of renowned architect I.M. Pei, (designed by Araldo A. Cossutta, then a partner in Pei's firm) the 14-acre Christian Science Plaza along Huntington Avenue includes a reflecting pool and fountain that make it one of Boston's most visually recognizable sites and a popular tourist attraction. Another draw for tourists is the three-story tall Mapparium, a stained glass globe that visitors view from the inside. The church itself was built in 1894. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 2/11/2008