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Independence Hall

Cultural World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 1979 under criterion (vi).

Independence Hall, United States
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AnticostiCahokiaGrand-PréGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkGros Morne National ParkHopewell Ceremonial EarthworksIndependence HallJoggins Fossil CliffsL'Anse aux MeadowsLiberty IslandMammoth Cave National ParkMiguasha National ParkMistaken Point Ecological ReserveMonticello and the University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleOkefenokee National Wildlife RefugeOld QuebecOld Town LunenburgPimachiowin AkiPoverty PointRed Bay National Historic SiteRideau Canal World Heritage SiteSt George and Related FortificationsThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright39.949° N, 75.150° W
State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1979
Criteria
vi
Area of property
2.0 ha
Location
Philadelphia
What it is
legislative building, heritage site
Founded or built
1753
Visitors a year
3,042,598 (2023) · ranking
Reference
WHC 78 · Wikidata Q390028

Why it is on the List

(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Liberty Island, United States125 kmLiberty IslandUnited States · 1984CulturalMonticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, United States360 kmMonticello and the University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleUnited States · 1987CulturalThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, United States368 kmThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd WrightUnited States · 2019CulturalRideau Canal World Heritage Site, Canada563 kmRideau Canal World Heritage SiteCanada · 2007CulturalHopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, United States621 kmHopewell Ceremonial EarthworksUnited States · 2023CulturalOld Quebec, Canada826 kmOld QuebecCanada · 1985Cultural
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