page_title: The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel
section_title: Features
hierarchical_section_title: The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel / Features
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: "Plaza Merry-Go-Round," The Copley Plaza, Copley Square, Boston, Mass. Subjects: Bars; Hotels Places: Massachusetts &gt; Suffolk (county) &gt; Boston Notes: Title from item. Extent: 1 print (postcard)&#160;: linen texture, color&#160;; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Accession #: 06_10_012799
context_page_description: The Fairmont Copley Plaza is a Forbes four-star, AAA four-diamond hotel in downtown Boston, Massachusetts managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. It stands on Copley Square, part of an architectural ensemble that includes the John Hancock Tower, Henry Hobson Richardson's Trinity Church, and Charles Follen McKim's Boston Public Library.
  The Fairmont Copley Plaza is recognized as one of the Historic Hotels of America, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is currently under consideration for local landmark status with the Boston Landmarks Commission.
context_section_description: The entrance hallway has been called "Peacock Alley" since the 1920s. The 5,000-square-foot (460 m²) lobby has a 21-foot (6.4 m) high gilded coffered ceiling with matching Empire style crystal chandeliers and Italian marble columns. Much of the classical architecture and decor has been preserved, including the back-to-back "P" monogram.
  The hotel is known for these industry firsts: the first hotel completely air-conditioned in Boston, the first hotel with an international reservations system, and the first to accept credit cards.
caption: From approximately 1930–1945, this circular bar was located at the Copley Plaza.
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