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150  NE W ENGLAND

a Trinity Church VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

Routinely voted one of America’s ten finest buildings, Practical Information
this masterpiece by Henry Hobson Richardson dates from Map B5. Copley Sq. Tel (617) 536-
1877. The church is a beautiful granite and sandstone 0944.  Copley. Open daily.
5 7:45am, 9am, 11:15am,
Romanesque structure, standing on wooden piles driven 5:30pm Sun. Concerts: Sep–Jun:
through mud into bedrock, surmounted by granite pyramids. 12:15pm Fri. 8 call for hours. &
John LaFarge designed the interior, while some of the 7 ∑ trinitychurchboston.org
windows were designed by Edward Burne-Jones and
executed by William Morris.

. North Transept Windows
Designed by Burne-Jones and
executed by William Morris, the three
stained-glass windows above the
choir relate the story of Christmas.
The Chancel
The Bell Tower Seven beautiful windows here show
The Chancel wall was inspired by the life of Christ.
behind the altar the Renaissance
has a series of gold Cathedral at
bas-reliefs, Salamanca, in
depicting scenes central Spain.
from the Bible.

. West Portico
The deeply sculpted west portico
is modeled after St. Trophime in
The pulpit is Arles, France.
covered with
carved scenes from
the life of Christ as
well as portraits
of preachers.

West Portico

North
Transept
Windows

Main
Entrance
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp184–6 and pp187–9

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