John Hancock is the tallest building of Boston and is popularly known as the John Hancock Tower and officially known as the Hancock Place. Hancock Tower constructed in the year 1976 is the master piece of architecture and it is about 241m tall. I.M Pie and Henry N. Cobb were the great architects who designed the edifice and Cobb got the award for designing the magnificent building. There are many truths which came into limelight after sometime after the construction got over. John Hancock was the office of the John Hancock insurance companies.

Following pointers throw light on the truth of the John Hancock Tower:

1. There were many historic buildings in the Copley Square due to which there was debate on the topic of construction of modern piece of architecture. The floor plan proposed by the architects was in contrast with the Romanesque Trinity Church on the street.
2. The tallest building of Boston was opened for the panoramic view around the city but it has been closed. The edifice was designed in the year 1976 and the glass work used in the building reflected the surrounding. The reflective glass concept was used by the architect I.M. Pie in the designing of the building in Paris.
3. The old John Hancock building is situated adjacent to the modern John Hancock Tower. The old building is pyramid shaped roof with the indicators for the weather information. The beacon symbolized clear sky if the color was blue and if the color was flashing blue then it indicated cloud cover. Flashing red indicated rainfall and steady red warned for snowfall.
4. Estimation of the construction work was about 75$ but the estimation was a big failure and the cost of construction was about 175$. The glass work of the building was the center of attraction but the glass started falling due to the flowing wind and the windows were replaced by the plywood until the problem was identified. The falling glass destroyed the nearby buildings and even the Trinity church suffered the loss.
5. Motion sickness was felt by the people in the upper floor. The engineering flaw came in the limelight when people started feeling nauseated. The problem was rectified by using the damper which increased the cost of construction. The movement of the wind affected the top floors and the damper was set on the 58th floor.

After the attack of the terrorist on the world trade center on September 11, the view of Boston city from the building was closed for the tourists.

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