Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

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The dawn of Boston Logan International Airport
查尔斯河流经波士顿的市中心附近。河对岸就是大名鼎鼎的剑桥镇，也就是麻省理工与哈佛大学之所在了。

Charles River flows right by downtown Boston. Just across Charles River, it is Cambridge, home to MIT and Harvard.

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Charles River at Back Bay, downtown Boston

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Trinity Church on Copley Square, Back Bay

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Copley Square of Back Bay

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Old South Church near Copley Square, Back Bay
Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse at Back Bay
The George Washington statue in Boston Public Garden, Boston Common
Tremont Street off Beacon Hill, next to Boston Common
波士顿是北美大陆最古老的城市之一，也是新英格兰地区旅游、交通、商业、金融等的重镇。在市区里的每一个角落，她过去350多年所累积的历史总是扑面而来。

Boston is one of the most historic cities on the North American continent. It is also a hub for tourism, transportation, commerce, and finance in New English. Around every corner in the city, her 350 over years of history is always within your reach.

Boston City Hall on Beacon Hill

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Rogers Building of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
The Greate Dome and Killian Court of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Enter to Grow in Wisdom, Depart to Serve Mankind.—the Dexter Gate (1890) of Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
The John Harvard statue (a.k.a. the statue of three lies) in Harvard Yard (the Old Yard), Cambridge, MA

John Harvard

The statue was actually modelled after Sherman Hoar, a 19^th century student picked by sculptor Daniel Chester French.

Founder

John Harvard was not the founder of, but an early financial contributor to, the college.

1638

The Harvard College was founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.