Independence Hall

Independence Hall, officially known as the Pennsylvania State House, is a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built between 1732 and 1753, it was designed in the Georgian style of architecture by Edmund Wooley and Alexander Hamilton. It was commissioned by the Pennsylvania colonial legislature and is located on Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets.

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Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - 1732 - 1753 - Georgian style - Architecture - Alexander Hamilton

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It was the principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1783, the site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776, and of the drafting and signing of the United States Constitution in 1787. During the hot summer of 1787, the windows were kept shut so that others could not hear the discussions going on inside. Its belltower was the original home of the Liberty Bell.

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Second Continental Congress - 1775 - 1783 - Declaration of Independence - July 4th - 1776 - United States Constitution - 1787 - Liberty Bell

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Independence Hall is pictured on the back of the U.S. $100 bill. It is now part of Independence National Historical Park, administered by the National Park Service, and 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).

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$100 bill - Independence National Historical Park - National Park Service - World Heritage Site - UNESCO - Statue of Liberty - Pueblo de Taos - University of Virginia - Monticello

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