Copley Square

One of the most elegant of all public places in this country is Copley Square in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Now infamous because of the bombing there at the 2013 Boston Marathon. The Square named for Boston painter John Singleton Copley is surrounded by architectural masterpieces. The Boston Public Library is a Italian Renaissance style building designed by McKim is at one of the square and at the other end is Henry Cobbs modernist John Hancock Tower. On St. James' Place facing the Square is The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel one of the most elegant of American hotels. On the other side of the street is The Old South Church built in 1874 after the original was burned in the Boston fire. In the center of the square is H.H. Richardson's masterpiece Trinity Church a truly spectacular piece of architecture. Under the square is the Boston Subway "The T" Copley stop that opened in 1914.

Copley Square is one of the most central of all the squares of Boston in the very heart of the city and one of the US shopping meccas. On a warm summer day the sidewalks are lined with outdoor cafes and the square is filled with strollers and people relaxing on benches.  A farmer's market regularly fills part of the square as well as artists and performers entertaining the crowds of tourists and locals alike.
Copley Square is also know for its strong winds. When the John Hancock Tower was first built was a causality of the winds loosing glass panels that would drop to the ground.
If you have the opportunity to visit Boston it is worth your while to visit Copley Plaza.