About the city

 

  • Baltimore, city, north-central Maryland, U.S., about 40 miles (65 km) northeast of Washington DC. 
  • It lies at the head of the Patapsco River estuary, 15 miles (25 km) above Chesapeake Bay.
  • Baltimore is Maryland’s largest city and economic centre and constitutes  the northeastern hub of the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.
  • The city, separated from Baltimore county in 1851, is the only city in Maryland not located within a county.
  • Inc. town, 1729; city, 1796. Area city, 92 square miles (238 square km). Pop. (2010) 620,961; Baltimore-Towson Metro Area, 2,710,489; (2020) 585,708; Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metro Area, 2,844,510.

 

          

         Inner Harbor and skyline of Baltimore, Maryland

 

Landmarks buildings:

 

Baltimore and the surrounding area is a centre of higher education.

  • Located there are the renowned Johns Hopkins University (1876),
  • which includes the Peabody Institute Conservatory of Music (1857; 
  • affiliated with Johns Hopkins since 1977);
  • Coppin State University (1900), 
  • Towson University (1866),
  • the University of Maryland, Baltimore (1807), and
  • the University of Baltimore (1925),
  • all part of the University of Maryland system; Loyola University Maryland (1852);
  • the Notre Dame of Maryland University (1873);
  • Morgan State University (1867);
  • the Maryland Institute College of Art (1826); Goucher College (1885); and
  • Baltimore City Community College (1947).

 

         

                    Johns Hopkins University

 

Among the city’s other cultural institutions are:

 

  • the Enoch Pratt Free Library (1882),
  • the Baltimore Museum of Art (1914),
  • the Walters Art Museum (1934; formerly called Walters Art Gallery),
  • a symphony orchestra, and opera and theatre companies.
  • The Baltimore Civil War Museum (1997) has exhibits on the city’s role in the  Underground Railroad.
  • The Inner Harbor area, revitalized in the 1980s, includes the National Aquarrium in Baltimore and other attractions.

 

        

                  Nattional Aquarium in Baltimore

 

  • In 1789 Baltimore became the first Roman Catholic diocese in the United States, 
  • the  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary  (1806–21) was the nation’s first Roman Catholic cathedral;
  • St. Mary’s Seminary and University was founded in 1791.
  • The Shot Tower (1828) is a 234-foot (71-metre) shaft once used to manufacture round shot.
  • The Washington Monument (1829)
  • several state parks, including Gunpowder Falls (northeast), Hart-Miller Island (east), North Point (southeast), and Patapsco Valley (west).

 

         

          Washington Monument, Baltimore, Maryland

 

 

Featured Projects:

 

              Monumental City

 

             

 

 

           Baltimore Modernism

 

             

 

 

           Architectures for Homeowners

 

             

 

 

 

 

 

Sources:

Baltimore | History, Population, & Facts | Britannica

Architecture in Baltimore - Baltimore Heritage

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