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Trinity Church Boston,1872, Henry Hobson Richardson

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Kisairis Espinal Trinity Church Boston, Henry Hobson Richardson, 1872 Trinity church Boston is located in the back bay of Boston Massachusetts, and was founded in 1734.   Henry Hobson Richardson was the led architect in this project, this church is a Richardsonian Romanesque style which has both French and Spanish Romanesque characteristics. " It was inspired by the ancient Romans (1066 – 1200), but it was Richardson’s personal interpretation and adaptation that accounts for the originality and importance of the work"(urban dictionary). We see how this style rapidly grew throughout history this " influence was soon felt in cities throughout the growing country. Richardson’s ideas went on to influence a generation of American architects, including Louis H. Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, as they created a new American architecture" ( Makers Of Trinity Church In City Boston pp.27).         This was Henry’s masterpiece because it was...