John F. Kennedy Library, Columbia Point

I. M. Pei
1977-79



The front facade

Located south of down town Boston at Columbia Point (overlooking the Atlantic), the Kennedy Library is a "presidential" library, maintained by the government. It is one Pei's most moving buildings.

The entrance




The stairs leading to the plaza (lower level) with a view of the waterfront

The atrium with a view of the ocean



Other buildings by I. M. Pei on this site include:Cleo Rogers Memorial Library, Dreyfus Building, MIT, East Building, National Gallery of Art, Green Building, MIT, John Hancock Tower, Landau Building, MIT, Louvre Entrance, and National Bank of Commerce.


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