USS Constitution, a heavy frigate first launched in 1797, now a museum-ship in Boston, USA
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Boston is located at the head of a bay north of Cape Cod in the northeastern United States, at the mouth of the Charles River. It has a metropolitan population of 6.2 million but only 620 thousand in the city proper.
The tallest building is the 790 foot Hancock Place, infamous for windows that popped out under wind-induced stress before the building was re-designed. Before that the tallest building was the Prudential Tower, which includes an observation deck at the 50th story. The neo-classical Custom House (now part of the Marriott hotel chain), was the tallest building from 1915 to the 1960s. Before that the 13 story Ames Building (1893) was tallest; it is among the tallest load-bearing-wall structures in the world. The tallest 18th century building is now called the Old South Meeting House. The Tea Party was formed there, and the British government burned the church's pulpit and pews in retaliation for the group's activities. Other notable buildings constructed in that century are Faneuil Hall, the Massachusetts State House and the Old State House.
The city and nearby is known for its museums, particularly for its Asian art collections, and for Fenway Park, the oldest Major League baseball park still in use (from 1912).
Boston is an important commodity port.
| Year | Population | Political entity |
| 1900 CE | 1,075,000| United States of America | |
| 2000 CE | 5,800,000| United States of America | |
USS Constitution, a heavy frigate first launched in 1797, now a museum-ship in Boston, USA
