The Boston Public Library is the first free public library in the United States and was designed by Architect H.H. Richardson in 1877. Boston Symphony Hall is Home to the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops. Both are important musical elements in the city. The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library is one of I.M. Pei's most dramatic Architectural statements. The The Museum of Science is home to the Charles Hayden Planetarium and the Mugar Omni Theater.
Historic landmarks abound in the Boston area.
In addition to its role signaling the eve of the Revolution, Old North Church, properly known as Christ Church in the City of Boston, New England, has further distinction as Boston's oldest surviving church structure. Religious services in this church have been held here regularly since Old North was built in 1723, with only a brief interruption during the American Revolution, when the church was closed for a time following the Lexington-Concord battle. King's Chapel King's Chapel, home of the first Anglican congregation in Boston, was founded at Tremont Street in 1688. The present structure was completed in 1754. After the Revolution it became the first Unitarian Church in America.