John Hancock Tower is still standing tall and there are many tales associated with the 241m edifice. John Hancock insurance companies were in charge of the spectacular building. I.M Pie and Henry N. Cobb are the architects who designed the floor plans of the building. The wonderful building was constructed in 1976 and there were many controversies related to the building. 60 stories designer who was Henry N. Cobb got the award for the excellent piece of architecture.

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1. The edifice is situated in Copley square and the mailing address was 200 Clarendon Street and it was popular by the name of Hancock place. There are many old buildings in the vicinity which were the subject of controversy. Many people debated that the construction of the building can harm the popularity of the old buildings and Trinity Church and Boston Public Library will get overshadowed.
2. The reflection of the building is awesome and it is center of attraction for the tourists. The blue colored building has slight contrast with the color of the sky. The image of the nearby buildings is visible on the glasses of windows. The glass tragedy is still popular among the people of Boston in which about 60 panes of the windows fell to the ground. There were 10,344 window glasses which were replaced by the window maker after the tragedy.
3. The cracks in the basement lead to the damage to the nearby buildings and especially to the Trinity Church. Many experts started identifying the problem and the foundation of steel was found to be defective. There was engineering defect which was noticed by the other architects and engineers and it was rectified later.
4. People in the upper floor suffered from the nausea due to movement of the building caused by the strong winds. The solution of the problem was found by the Cambridge engineer named William. Dumper was installed on the 58th floor and the problem got solved easily. The problem was due to engineering flaw.
5. There are too many tales which are associated with the tallest building of Boston and 166th tallest in the world. The observatory was opened for the tourists but it was closed due to security reasons after the attack of terrorists on world trade center. But still the building is popular among the tourists.

You can view the magnificent architecture by planning the trip to Boston.

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