Independent hall Independence Hall - United States of America

Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized the United States Independence Hall (Independence Hall) as a World Cultural Heritage in 1979.

Independent Hall - World Cultural Heritage in America

The independent hall is the main part of Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. This place is known as the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence of the United States , and is also the place to discuss and ratify the US Constitution .

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In the history of the United States, Philadelphia played a key role because it was the origin of revolution that led to independence. In which the Independence Hall is one of the important witnesses of this process. At the Independence Hall, the official meeting of the Continental Conference II took place from 1775 to 1783, and it was also the venue for the United States Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787.

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From 1775 to 1783, this Pennsylvania State Building was the site of the Continental Conference II , a meeting of representatives from 13 different British colonies in North America. On June 14, 1775, at the Council Room of the Pennsylvania State Building, delegates of the Conference nominated George Washington as commander of the Continental Army. Congress also appointed Benjamin Franklin as the first Minister. The Declaration of Independence was ratified on July 4, 1776 and was read at a place that later became Independent Square. This document declared a break from Britain by 13 North American colonies. Since then, July 4 became the Independence Day of the United States.

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Later, in September 1786, commissioners from five different states met at the Annapolis Conference to discuss the adjustment of the Articles of Confederation to help improve trade. They invited state representatives to Pennsylvania to discuss ways to improve the federal government. After debate, the National Assembly approved the amendment of the Articles of Confederation on February 21, 1787. The 12 states, except Rhode Island, are the exception, accepting this invitation and sending delegates there in June 1787 at the Independence Hall. The resolution called on the Conference to propose amendments to the Terms but the Conference again proposed to rewrite the Constitution. The Constitutional Convention lasted for a summer and during that time the Hall windows were always closed. The latter result is the establishment of a new base of a basic government. On September 17, 1787, the Constitution was completed, and took effect from March 4, 1789.

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The images inside the Hall and the painting (the last photo) describe the meeting that took place in the Independence Hall in 1776

The Independence Hall was built for more than 20 years from 1732 to 1753. This work was designed by Edmund Woolley and Andrew Hamilton, and the person in charge of construction was Woolley. It was originally the headquarters of the Pennsylvania colonial government, known as the state's building from 1732 to 1799.

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The hall is built of red brick with Georgian style design. The building includes a central building with a bell tower, attached to two wings that are smaller than either side. The highest point to the top of the steeple is nearly 52m. Its two small wings were destroyed in 1811 and 1812, although it was rebuilt many times.

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The bell tower of the hall is the original place for the Liberty Bell - the invaluable historical artifact of the United States. The bell was cast in London in 1752, with 900kg of copper and tin. After casting, bring it to use at the mansion of Pennsylvania state. However, the bell was cracked in the first attempt on March 1, 1993. In the same year, people had to twice add copper to recast the bell. On July 8, 1776, the Liberty bell was raised to gather the people of Philadelphia to hear the Declaration of Independence. In 1852, the Liberty bell was displayed as a historical artifact. Since it was exhibited so far, there have been many famous figures in the world coming to Philadelphia to admire the Liberty bell - a symbol of human desire for liberation - like: Thomas Edison (1915 ), Martin Luther King (1959), Nelson Mandela (1995) . Today, this bell tower places another bell called the Hundred-year-old bell, cast into an exhibition of the anniversary of the American Round 100 years old.

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Liberty Bell - the priceless artifact of the United States and its famous crack

The original bell of the Independence Hall - the Liberty bell - is currently located at the Liberty Bell Center, famous for its cracks. In 1976, Queen Elizabeth II visited Philadelphia and gave Americans a copy of the Hundred-year-old bell, a two hundred-year-old bell. Two hundred-year-old bell is currently hanging in a modern bell tower on Street No. 3, near the Independence Hall.

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Two smaller buildings at the Independence National Historical Park are the old City Hall in the East, and the Parliament Hall in the West. The three buildings resumed together to form a block called the Independence Square , together with the Philosophical Hall - the original headquarters of the American Philosophical Society. Since the middle of the 20th century, there has appeared a shopping street called the Independent Trade Street .

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Independent Hall (Independence Hall) recognized by Unesco (vi): This is an important historical place because it is the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Besides this place is also the place where many important meetings have profound influence on lawmakers and politicians around the world.