What is the name of the building where the Declaration of Independence was signed?

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

The building was originally called the Pennsylvania State House. It served as the meeting place of the Second Continental Congress, which debated and adopted the Declaration in July 1776. The building was later renamed Independence Hall, the name by which it is best known today.

The Declaration’s primary signing took place on August 2, 1776, after Congress had voted for independence on July 4. Fifty-six delegates eventually signed the document, representing the Thirteen Colonies. The famous signing scene is often pictured with all the delegates gathered at once, but the signatures were added over time rather than during one single dramatic moment.

Independence Hall stands within Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park and is part of a broader historic complex that includes the Liberty Bell. Carpenters’ Hall is a common wrong answer because the First Continental Congress met there in 1774. Congress Hall is also nearby, but it served as the meeting place of the U.S. Congress from 1790 to 1800, long after the Declaration was signed.