The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in Independence Hall.
The building stands in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was known as the Pennsylvania State House during the revolutionary era. The Second Continental Congress met there when it debated and adopted the declaration in July 1776.
Independence Hall later became associated with another foundational event: the Constitutional Convention met there in 1787. That dual connection makes the building one of the most important surviving sites in early United States history.
The name “Independence Hall” became common after the American Revolution. The building is part of Independence National Historical Park, which also includes the Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell was not inside the hall when the declaration was adopted in the dramatic way often portrayed in popular culture, and no contemporary evidence records a bell ringing immediately after the vote.