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Perhaps the next most interesting building in this section of old Boston is Faneuil Hall, the "Cradle of Liberty" whose dignified, old fashioned proportions were not lost  thanks to Bulfinch  when it was enlarged. A gift of a public spirited citizen, this building has served in a double capacity for a hundred and seventy seven years, having public market stalls below and a large hall above  a hall which is never rented, but used freely by the people whenever they wish to discuss public affairs. PERHAPS THE NEXT MOST INTERESTING BUILDING IN THIS SECTION OF OLD BOSTON IS FANNIEL HALL THE CRADLE OF LIBERTY WHOSE DIGNIFIED OLD FASHIONED PROPORTIONS WERE NOT LOST THANKS TO BULFINCH WHEN IT WAS ENLARGED A GIFT OF A PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZEN THIS BUILDING HAS SERVED IN A DOUBLE CAPACITY FOR A HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN YEARS HAVING PUBLIC MARKET STALLS BELOW AND A LARGE HALL ABOVE A HALL WHICH IS NEVER RENTED BUT USED FREELY BY THE PEOPLE WHENEVER THEY WISHED TO DISCUSS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ashington, General Gage, the indestructibly romantic figures of Sir Harry Frankland and Agnes Surriage; the funeral processions of General Warren and Charles Sumner. The organ, which came from England in 1756, is said to have been selected by Handel at the request of King George, and along the walls of the original King's Chapel were hung the escutcheons of the Kings of England and of the Royal Governors. The Old State House is in this vicinity and is worthy--as are, indeed, both the Old South Church and King's Chapel--of careful architectural study and enjoyment. There are portraits, pictures, relics, and rooms within, and without the beautifully quaint lines and truly lovely details of the façade infuse a perpetual charm into the atmosphere of the city. It was directly in front of this building that the Boston Massacre took place in 1770, and from this second-story balcony that the repeal of the Stamp Act was read, and ten years later the full text of the Declaration of Independence. NGTON GENERAL GAGE THE INDESTRUCTIBLY ROMANTIC FIGURES OF SIR HARRY FRANKLIN AND AGNES SYRIAGE THE FUNERAL PROCESSIONS OF GENERAL WARREN AND CHARLES SUMNER THE ORGAN WHICH CAME FROM ENGLAND IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY SIX IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY HANDEL AT THE REQUEST OF KING GEORGE AND ALONG THE WALLS OF THE ORIGINAL KING'S CHAPEL WERE HUNG THE ESTACEANS OF THE KING OF ENGLAND AND OF THE ROYAL GOVERNORS THE OLD STATE HOUSES IN THIS VICINITY AND AS WORTHY AS ARE INDEED BOTH THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH AND THE KING'S CHAPEL OF CAREFUL ARCHITECTURAL STUDY AND ENJOYMENT THERE ARE PORTRAITS PICTURES RELICS AND ROOMS WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE BEAUTIFULLY QUAINT LINES AND TRULY LOVELY DETAILS OF THE FACADE INFUSE A PERPETUAL CHARM INTO THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE CITY IT WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THIS BUILDING THAT THE BOSTON MASSACRE TOOK PLACE IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY AND FROM THIS SECOND STORY BALCONY THAT THE REPEAL OF THE STAMP ACT WAS READ AND TEN YEARS LATER THE FULL TEXT OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
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