Independence Hall

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National Historic Landmark UNESCO World Heritage Site building on the National Register of Historic Places historic building landmark museum

Independence Hall is a historic building in Philadelphia best known as the site where both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted.

Aliases (5)

Pennsylvania State House ×3
Independence Hall UNESCO World Heritage Site ×1
Independence Hall interior ×1
Independence Hall tower ×1
Liberty Bell ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Historic Landmark → UNESCO World Heritage Site → building on the National Register of Historic Places → historic building → landmark → museum →
architecturalStyle	Georgian architecture →
associatedWith	Founding Fathers of the United States → Second Continental Congress →
builtFor	Province of Pennsylvania →
constructionStartDate	1732 →
country	United States of America →
dateOfConstitutionSigning	1787-09-17 →
dateOfDeclarationOfIndependenceApproval	1776-07-04 →
designatedNationalHistoricLandmark	1966 →
governingBody	National Park Service →
hasBellTower	true →
hasClockTower	true →
hasPart	Assembly Room → Long Gallery → Supreme Court Chamber → bell tower →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → World Heritage Site →
inaugurationDate	1753 →
locatedIn	Independence National Historical Park → Pennsylvania → Philadelphia →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
materialUsed	brick →
nearby	Congress Hall → Liberty Bell Center → Old City Hall →
openToPublic	true →
originallyKnownAs	Pennsylvania State House →
ownedBy	United States federal government →
partOf	Independence Square → United States National Park System →
significantEvent	approval of the Articles of Confederation → debate and adoption of the Declaration of Independence → debate and signing of the United States Constitution →
streetAddress	520 Chestnut Street →
symbolizes	American independence → birth of the United States →
touristAttraction	true →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(vi) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1979 →
usedAs	colonial legislature building → meeting place of the Constitutional Convention → meeting place of the Second Continental Congress → seat of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly →

Referenced by (53)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Betsy Ross House → Bishop White House → Franklin Court Underground Museum → Independence Visitor Center → Signers' Garden → Todd House → Washington Square (Philadelphia) →	near
Center City → Center City Philadelphia → Old City historic district → Old City, Philadelphia → Philadelphia → Philadelphia ("Liberty Bell") →	contains
Carpenters' Hall → Declaration House → Liberty Bell → New Hall Military Museum →	locatedNear
Constitutional Convention → Long Gallery (Independence Hall) → Supreme Court Chamber →	locatedIn
Independence Square → Old City Hall (Philadelphia) →	adjacentTo
Northeastern United States → Philadelphia County →	containsLandmark
Second Continental Congress ("Pennsylvania State House") → Second Continental Congress →	metIn
Article VII of the United States Constitution → United States Constitution ("Pennsylvania State House") →	signedAt
Independence Visitor Center →	associatedWith
520 Chestnut Street →	associatedWithBuilding
Liberty Bell ("Independence Hall tower") →	associatedWithPlace
Mid-Atlantic states →	containsHistoricalSite
Eastern United States →	containsHistoricSite
Pennsylvania →	containsSite
Center City →	hasLandmark
Independence National Historical Park →	hasSite
Independence Square →	hasView
Supreme Court Chamber ("Independence Hall UNESCO World Heritage Site") →	heritageSite
Philadelphia →	hosts
Founders Library →	inspiredBy
520 Chestnut Street →	locatedAt
American Philosophical Society →	locatedNextTo
Great Compromise →	location
Lee Resolution →	locationAdopted
United States in Congress Assembled →	meetsIn
Liberty Bell Center →	nearby
City Tavern site →	nearbyLandmark
Congress Hall →	neighboringBuilding
Liberty Bell →	originalLocation
Independence Hall ("Pennsylvania State House") →	originallyKnownAs
Long Gallery (Independence Hall) ("Independence Hall interior") →	partOf
Committee of Five →	significantPlace
Tribune Tower →	stoneFragmentsFrom