A building in Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, where the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed (1776); a world heritage site. The Liberty Bell, rung at the proclamation, is kept here.
| Independence Hall | |
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| IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | |
| Exterior view of Independence Hall (circa 1770s) | |
| Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates: | 39°56′50.04″N, 75°8′45.45″W |
| Established: | 1753 |
| Visitation: | 645,564 (in 2005 ) |
| Governing body: | U.S. National Park Service |
Independence Hall, officially known as the Pennsylvania State House, is a U.S. national landmark located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known primarily as the location where the Declaration of Independence was approved, the building is now part of the larger Independence National Historical Park and listed as a World Heritage Site. The Declaration of Independence was approved there on July 4, 1776, though it had actually been voted for two days earlier and read aloud in the area now known as Independence Square.
The Declaration of Independence is the document in which the Thirteen Colonies in North America declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so. 1776 June 7 - Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed to the Continental Congress a resolution calling for a Declaration of Independence. July 2 - The final (despite minor revisions) U.S. Declaration of Independence is written. July 4 - United States Declaration of Independence.
Liberty Bell
The bell tower steeple of Independence Hall was the original home of the Liberty Bell and today it holds a Centennial Bell that was created for the United States Centennial Exposition in 1876.
Current events
Because of its symbolic history, Independence Hall has been used in more recent times as the staging ground for protests in support of democratic and civil rights movements.
Building Architecture
Significance
The building is part of Independence National Historical Park, administered by the National Park Service, and it is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (joining only three other U.S. man-made monuments still in use, the others being the Statue of Liberty, Pueblo de Taos, and the combined site of the University of Virginia and Monticello).
Gallery
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Commodore Barry in Independence Square |
Independence Hall from 6th Street |
Independence Hall from the north; the formal entrance is on the south side |
The Assembly Room, in which both the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were drafted and signed |
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The Syng inkstand, with which both the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed, is on display at Independence Hall |
John Trumbull's painting of the Declaration of Independence |
Trumbull's painting on the U.S. $2 bill |
Independence Hall's bell tower. |
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