General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Parliament building |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1979 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Address: | Chestnut Street |
| Coordinates: | 39° 56' 56.04" N 75° 9' 0" W |
Technical Information
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Chronology
| 1775 — 1783 | The building serves as principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress. |
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| 4 July 1776 | The Declaration of Independence is signed in the building in which the thirteen British colonies on the continent declare themselves independent of the Kingdom of Britain and justify their doing so. |
Participants
Architecture
- Andrew Hamilton (architect)
- Edmund Wooley (architect)
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20019792 - Published on:
03/03/2006 - Last updated on:
13/04/2020
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