The Mapparium - Christian Science
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210 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
, MA
, 2115
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617-450-7000
42° 20' 42.6804" N, 71° 5' 9.3876" W
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Plan your visit to this world-famous, three-story, stained-glass globe - one of the key attractions at the Library. The Mapparium's three-dimensional perspective of the world of 1935 is enhanced by A World of Ideas, an original presentation that features a rich orchestration of words, music, and LED lights to illustrate how ideas have traversed time and geography and changed the world.
A remarkable architectural statement filled with extraordinary colors and light, the world depicted in this stained glass globe stands unchanged since its completion in 1935. Although architect Chester Lindsay Churchill had intended for the Mapparium globe to be updated as borders shifted, it remains a time capsule of a world that has undergone immense changes since then.
A 10-minute audio narration explores the turbulent times the Mapparium globe was built in as well as the ongoing need for progress and our role in it. You’ll hear excerpts from US president Franklin D Roosevelt, British primatologist Jane Goodall, Kenyan Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai, and other global thinkers.
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