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.
All labels observed (9)
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 |
George Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Founding Fathers of the United States
Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Independence Hall
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania State House
|
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
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 (83)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Liberty Bell
this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania State House
this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania State House
this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania State House
this entity surface form:
Independence Hall UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form:
Article VII of the United States Constitution
subject surface form:
Old City Hall (Philadelphia)
subject surface form:
Long Gallery (Independence Hall)
subject surface form:
Long Gallery (Independence Hall)
this entity surface form:
Independence Hall interior
subject surface form:
Washington Square (Philadelphia)
subject surface form:
Center City
subject surface form:
Center City
this entity surface form:
Independence Hall tower