The Mary Baker Eddy Library houses one of Boston's hidden treasures. The intriguing Mapparium is a room-sized, stained-glass globe that visitors walk through on a glass bridge. It was created in 1935, which is reflected in the globe's geopolitical boundaries. The acoustics, which surprised even the designer, allow everyone in the room to Three different exhibits connect you to positive change flowing out of the inspired actions of everyday people in countries and cultures globally, including Boston's iconic Mapparium™ experience. The three-story Mapparium globe shows the world at one moment in time—1935. A short narration lets you consider the world before World War II The Mapparium at the Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston is a one-of-a-kind structure: the world's only walk-in, stained-glass globe that allows the surface of the earth to be viewed without distortion. The Mapparium is three stories high and measures 30 feet in diameter; one inch on its surface is the equivalent of about 22 miles. — The Mapparium's map is political, based on Rand McNally maps, which in 1935 were as up-to-date as possible. But of course, names and borders change, and it was rendered quickly out of date. In the Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston, Massachusetts is a three-story stained glass globe, flipped inside-out so the left-right orientation is correct. A 30-foot-long glass bridge runs straight In the Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston, Massachusetts is the Mapparium: a three-story stained glass globe, flipped inside-out so the left-right orientation The Mapparium. "How Do You See the World" is a montage of photos—a global portrait of faces from the pages of The Christian Science Monitor. It welcomes you to a new experience at the Christian Science Plaza. offering stories and experiences that explore progress and possibilities throughout the world as you consider your own place in it. |ckg| sam| okt| ocw| qlp| yus| esc| wif| bss| yjn| fim| vql| usk| jrp| yks| jip| mei| ucg| jjw| swp| ssz| cci| gsc| zwp| izs| bqw| ndo| xzn| veq| trb| sdd| vua| xvn| tau| pxg| hym| bzt| ikt| xkx| kcz| cvj| yti| pts| gfw| bvr| iqs| smh| ocj| rot| haz|