Boston’s brutalist-style City Hall was – and remains – controversial, condemned by some as one of the world’s ugliest buildings, praised by others as a great architectural achievement.
- Name: Boston City Hall
- Location: 1 City Hall Square
- Year Completed: 1968
- Architect: Kallmann, McKinnell & Knowles
- Style: Brutalist
- Wikipedia: Boston City Hall
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Boston City Hall at Government Center in downtown Boston is controversial in design: most love it or hate it.
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Boston City Hall at Government Center in downtown Boston is controversial in design: most love it or hate it.
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Boston City Hall at Government Center in downtown Boston is controversial in design: most love it or hate it.