Christian Science Mother Church

January 2, 2008

Christian Science World Headquarters "Mother Church", Boston

Founded in 1879 by Mary Baker Eddy, the Church of Christ, Scientist currently holds a worldwide membership of upwards of 400,000. The building above is the Mother Church, the headquarters of this religious sect. It was built in 1906 as a much larger addition to the original Gothic structure (1894), peeking from behind the massive domed building to the right of the photo.

In the 1970s, I.M. Pei and Associates designed an enormous plaza behind the domed church, including a reflecting pool, a colonnade, a Sunday School building, and a high-rise administration building.

The Prudential Tower (see January 1, 2008 post) appears to the right of the church in the distance.