My photos of the building are among other Boston stock photos in my portfolio.

City Hall of Boston

The City Hall of Boston located in aptly named City Hall Plaza was designed by Gerhard Kallmann, a Columbia University professor, and Michael McKinnell, a Columbia graduate student at the time. Their design was selected from 256 designs submitted to a competition. Brutalist architecture was a big thing in 1950s and 1960s, especially in the United Kingdom. But American cities have received their fair share of brutalism, with notable examples of Habitat 67 in Toronto and Regenstein Library of the University of Chicago, one of the largest libraries in the world.

Controversial brutalist building of City Hall in Boston

Boston City Hall was completed in 1968, and opened in 1969. The public opinion was divided from the very beginning. There was hate for the ugly brutalist structure, especially among the public. Architects and urbanists have admired Boston City Hall, calling it excellent architectural work.

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There are people who call Boston skyline underwhelming or bland. Would you agree? It features mostly mid-sized office buildings, and doesn’t have any striking peak skyscraper towering above everything else. But is it bad?

Boston skyline seen from South Boston

Boston skyline stock photo

The photo itself was taken on a fabulously sunny day of June. I took it from South Boston Harborwalk. The shiny glass building on the left is InterContinental Boston, a 4-star hotel. The round buildings in the middle are One International Place and Two International Place. The closer bridge is Evelyn Moakley Bridge, with a piece of Old Northern Ave Bridge visible in background.

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Charles River is only 80 miles long. Its source is in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Native American name of the river, Quinobequin, translates to bending river or river that turns back on itself.

I personally took this photo, and it is one of my best stock photos of Boston.

Longfellow Bridge

Longfellow Bridge is the arch bridge visible in the photo. Before renaming, Longfellow Bridge was known as Cambridge Bridge. Which makes sense, because it connects Cambridge, Massachusetts to downtown Boston (specifically: Beacon Hill area). Its construction took 6 years, and it was opened on August 3, 1906. The bridge is 1,767.5 feet (538.7 m) long. The bridge name honors Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet. He was one of Fireside Poets from New England. His 1845 poem “The Bridge” was inspired by West Boston Bridge, the structure that stood in location of Longfellow Bridge between 1793 and 1907. West Boston Bridge didn’t actually stand in the exact same location. It was closed in 1899 (replaced by temporary bridge), and used as construction site storage facility while Longfellow Bridge was under construction.

Boston Charles River aerial view

In the far background of the photo you can see a bunch of factories, smokestacks, silos and industrial structures. This is the infrastructure in Everett, Massachusetts. The smokestacks belong to Mystic Generating Station. It is the largest power station in the state of Massachusetts. It can be powered by natural gas or petroleum.

The photo was taken from Prudential Tower Skywalk Observatory. A place definitely worth visiting if you enjoy studying urban tissue of a city. You can use this photo in your projects without watermark. It is available in Pond 5: Boston stock photo, priced $5.

Stock photos of Boston

All photos taken by me!

Boston skyline Shutterstock photo

I’m selling this stock photo of Boston skyline taken from the South Side in Shutterstock.

Boston Massachusetts city skyline view

Sunny day and awesome blue sky! This view of Boston is available in Shutterstock: Boston city skyline Shutterstock.

Old Boston aerial view stock photo – Shutterstock

Old Boston has also some amazing urban views to offer. This North Boston photo is available at Shutterstock as well! This fine city does not need to show off modern skyscrapers to look beautiful :)

…And the best view of Boston

Best view of Boston city, Massachusetts

What do you think about John Hancock tower, the tallest building in Boston (currently renamed 200 Clarendon Street) dominating this view of Boston skyline from top of Prudential Tower? Is it too much? Am I getting 2001 Space Odyssey Monolith vibes? Or is it a cool addition to the skyline? This photo is also available as stock photo in Shutterstock.

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