City Hall Plaza really sucks

Well, sure, I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. But now its infamy is spreading westa 128. The Project for Public Spaces has named City Hall Plaza the worst public space in the entire world:

... There is no square as terrible and bleak as this one. It is the polar opposite of what belongs at the center of one of North America's greatest cities. We believe that City Hall and the Plaza should be torn down and rebuilt as a great gathering place linked to the all the great places nearby. It would give the people of Boston such a sense of relief after decades of looking at this disaster. There is nothing good about either the building or the plaza, and the sooner Boston decides to move on the better. ...

On the plus side: Since it beat out plazas in Paris, London, Rotterdam and Barcelona, we can finally boast of being a world-class city! Also, if you hold the back of a penny upside-down, you can see Boston City Hall (well, if you squint).

Via Andy, who fully agrees with the judges' decision (no quibble from me on the plaza, but I'll stick with my argument that the Hurley Building is the ugliest building in Boston).