Independence Hall

Independence Hall
noun
the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑building, ↑edifice
• Part Holonyms: ↑Philadelphia, ↑City of Brotherly Love

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Independence Hall [Independence Hall]
the building in the US city of ↑Philadelphia where the ↑Declaration of Independence was written and signed in 1776 by the ↑Continental Congress, and where the US Constitution was written and approved in 1787 by the Federal Constitution Convention. It is the most important building in America’s history. It was built in 1732 as the Pennsylvania State House. The ↑Liberty Bell is also there. Independence Hall is on Chestnut Street in Independence National Historic Park. It was made a ↑World Heritage Site in 1979.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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