The John F. Kennedy Library in Boston (white above) was established in memory of President John F. Kennedy.
Boston Library is the oldest library in Boston, only 300 meters away from the Massachusetts Capitol. You need to apply for membership to use it. Park Street Church-Park Street Church
There is a famous green space in downtown Boston called "Boston Commons". The small street on the east side of the green space is called Park Street, and the corner at the south end of Park Street is the beautiful Park Street Church. Few people in Boston don't know about this church. Visitors to Boston must come and see it. The church has red brick walls, a rotunda and a white spire. She stepped on the green land and stood upright in the blue sky, just like a big exclamation mark praising life! Every time I go to town and see the Park Street Church, I immediately feel good. I always think it's Sunday-in a busy day, that day is more enjoyable than Sunday!
When I came to America, I was eager to make up my English. I heard that there is a free English class called FOCUS in Park Street Church, so I went there on a Sunday. As soon as I entered the church, I saw a middle-aged man, like a priest, and asked him about the English cram school. He told me to bring his passport at 9: 30 on Tuesday morning. I came to the church on time on Tuesday and met many people who signed up for English classes. Everyone lined up to sign up, passed a simple exam, and then were assigned to different classes according to their grades. These students come from many different countries, most of whom are Japanese and China. Later, I learned that the pastor who told me that he came to church on Tuesday was Joseph Sabangi, the founder of FOCUS, who had been running this learning center for 2 1 year. The cram school is divided into eight grades, and the teachers in each class are Americans who teach compulsory courses. The class time is every Tuesday, Thursday morning, Friday evening and Sunday. I studied there for two years, from grade four to grade eight, and gained not only the progress of English and more friends, but also many chapters of the Old Testament and the New Testament.
I have such an affair with Park Street Church, so I naturally have a passion for her. But for a long time, I knew nothing about her history. Later, I read it slowly in some books, which can outline a historical outline for Park Street Church. Built in 1809, she was praised as a classic of Christian architecture by later generations. Henry James described her as the most interesting combination of red brick and sand in America. But before this beautiful church appeared, her original site was a big barn. The barn was overrun with rats and moths, and the original owner sold it. The new owner cleaned it up and used it for business premises, but it soon collapsed and abandoned due to aging. Then came a famous British church architect named Peter Banner, who had just finished the design of Yale University in Connecticut. When Peter Barna designed Park Street Church, he absorbed the styles of two famous predecessors, one was the famous American architect Charles Bulfinch, and the other was the famous British architect Christopher Lane. Therefore, the completed Park Street Church presents an American main structure and a London-style towering spire, which is both concise and elegant. After that, Park Street Church stood in Boston, which became the witness of all times in American history.
/kloc-in the 0/8th century, during the economic difficulties, the church rented some houses and opened a poor museum to make up for the lack of funds. Later, I found that there were women smoking in the teahouse (smoking was very popular at that time), and then I stopped it. 18 12 during the civil war, Boston played an important role in liberating slaves and defending the union. The basement of the church was once used as a gunpowder warehouse. 18 17, the first Sunday Bible study class of American Christianity started here, and the first missionary groups sent to Hawaii set out from here. 1832, the most famous song in America: My Beautiful Home was first sung here. There are many famous speeches in this church, such as Gleason's first anti-slavery speech in 1829, sumner's national war system in 1849 and so on. 1895, another interesting thing happened in the church: a priest was preparing for the next day's service. With a loud noise, a window not far away fell and he escaped in time. /kloc-at the end of 0/9, the subway was built near the church, which was a mess and the main waterway was dug. A priest once cursed the subway as a devil's hole during church. However, that subway is the first subway line in the United States, and the first subway train in the United States leaves from the subway station near Park Street Church. Park Street Church has a history of less than 200 years. Compared with the history of China, she is simply too young. However, she is like an American historical record, recording the struggle and pursuit of generations of immigrants. Park Street Church was erected from an old barn. It is not enough to build the main structure with red bricks. It is necessary to erect a white spire on it, so the city becomes beautiful, and people who go in and out of the church have completed a sublimation from pragmatism to ideal here. That's a sightseeing route designed by the municipal authorities for tourists. It's made of red bricks and red paint on the ground. Instead of connecting its tall buildings in series, it connects its ancient buildings in series. From Boston common to Bunker Hill Monument, * * * is 2.5km long and has more than ten scenic spots. You can get a free map at Quincy Market next to City Hall for the specific route.