Independence Hall
Independence Hall is a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is called Independence Hall because the Declaration of Independence was passed there. The United States Constitution was also written there. It served as the capital of the United States several times, mostly during the Revolutionary War. It was also the meeting place of the state legislature of Pennsylvania. It is a World Heritage Site. It is on the back of the $100 bill.
The Liberty Bell was originally in the bell tower of the building.
Abraham Lincoln's funeral included coming to Independence Hall, where over 300,000 people viewed the president's body.
Inside the building
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Map of Philadelphia and Parts Adjacent, a 1752 illustration of Pennsylvania State House and its original bell tower, whose clock was not yet added
The Liberty Bell (foreground) was housed in the highest chamber of the brick tower from the 1780s until the 1850s
The Centennial Bell in the Independence Hall Belfry, from an 1876 engraving.
The Assembly Room, where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were both authored and adopted in 1776 and 1788, respectively
Congress Voting Independence, a 1795 portrait by Robert Edge Pine depicting the Assembly Room in present-day Independence Hall during the American Revolution
The Artist in His Museum, an 1822 self-portrait by Charles Willson Peale depicting his museum at Pennsylvania State House, now Independence Hall, with the Long Room in the background
Independence Hall at night in January 2023
The reverse of the U.S. $100 bill, which has portrayed Independence Hall since 1928
