Address: 526 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
Phone: +12159652305
Sunday: 9AM–5PM
Monday: 9AM–5PM
Tuesday: 9AM–5PM
Wednesday: 9AM–5PM
Thursday: 9AM–5PM
Friday: 9AM–5PM
Saturday: 9AM–5PM
francisco martin
A historical place that you cannot miss
Chantal Lier
Saw the bell
Bry Voydatch
Free to see and going through security was very quick. Can spend as little or as much time there as you want going through the mini museum and getting 360 degree views of the bell.
lydia sykes
Beautiful Historic Landmark.
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It was the state house bell of the Pennsylvanian State House, now know as Independence Hall. First ordered in 1751 to call for meetings or reading the news achieved. Pass and Stow melted a new bell after the original bell got a Crack on the first ring.
A casting flaw. It spread after its initial use and did under go repairs over time but eventually was preserved in its currently cracked state
The bell has crack. No one can ring it but it has some historical value!
Not enough times to wake up the career pocket politicians to clean up this homeless druggie infested city. If Ben Franklin saw how poorly ran this once beautiful city is now, he would of told the people from that era, to definitely evoke term and age limits into the Constitution, no exceptions. No rewriting.
Free to see just you need to wait in line for security
According to History. com, the website of the History Channel, the bell was cast at London's Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Yes.
No. Parking on the street is $3:50/hour. You have a limit of 2 hours parking then you can extend.
Parking is a lot or 2 close by but you'll need to Walk either way
Yes
So when did the Liberty Bell get its famous crack? That’s not exactly clear. According to one of many stories, it first cracked back in 1824, during the visit of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette. Another story holds that it fractured later that year, while tolling to signal a fire. One of the most popular legends claims that the bell cracked during the funeral of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835, but newspaper accounts of the funeral do not mention such an incident. Whatever the truth is, it seems the bell was certainly damaged by 1846, when (according to official city records) Philadelphia’s mayor requested that the bell be rung on George Washington’s birthday. https://www.history.com/news/why-is-the-liberty-bell-cracked
It's cheaper if you find parking outside the city and take the phlash bus for $5
Exactly impure materials actually....
Add a spider, like they did. And stop ringing it, like they also did.
The Freedom Bell is an important and famous symbol of American independence (freedom). ... When it was first done, the Freedom Bell used to make legislators come to legislative meetings. I also used to call people to public meetings. Bells sounded when the Declaration of Independence was read on July 8, 1776.
Odd question, but that depends on each person's definition of interesting. But if you do some research on it ( Google it) you can decide for yourself. Being a native of Philadelphia and having an interest in history i would say it's a must see, bucket list type of thing. If I was in NY, I would want to see the Statue of Liberty, (and I have). Well, same thing.
It's inside of a small area, roped off. I would go early because lines get long.
When I whent there was about 35 possible 40 people there
It is free, however they will take and NOT RETURN a knife if you try to take it in. There is a metal scanner, and it is like airport security.
Yes u can from glass window at park side...
For liberty bell there is no fees and Philadelphia hop on hop off tour is for $32 adult fees,if you tour without stopping than it takes 90 min. Or else if u r interested in visiting places than 3-4 hours...
Yes near by, there is a public parking lot, I wanna say about 3 blocks over,but I'm sure the GPS can be more precise.
When you get to the area there are signs for parking decks. They are easy to see.
It is kept inside in a room The stand it is on make it about as tall as a person and it's about as wide as a average persons wingspan
McDonalds
Is it the HIMYM Barney & Ted?
No, it was originally cast in 1752 by Lester and pack in London. After it cracked it was recast by John Pass and John Stow.
The was rang when US became free from the British. Bell has a crack that was fixed but it cracked again. Nice place to visit.
There is only one liberty bell in the world😊😊 Wikipedia: The Liberty Bell is an important and famous symbolof American independence (freedom). It useate House (now known as Independence Hall). The bell was ordered from the London firm of Lester and Pack (which is known as the Whitechapel Bell Foundry today) in 1752. It had the letters "Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the land unto all the inhabitantsthereof." This was a part of Leviticus 25:10. It first cracked when it was first rung when it came to Philadelphia, and was made again twice by John Pass and John Stow, two workmen. When it was first made, the Liberty Bell was used to make lawmakers come to legislative meetings. It was also used to call people to public meetings. Bells were rung when the Declaration of Independence was read on July 8, 1776...
The liberty bell is a national symbol representing the berth of our government and the principles of life liberty and the persute of happyness... .....among other things
I would imagine since most things charge admission, like 99%, it's a fair question. In fact, I'm surprised the government DOESN'T charge. 😉
Hydraulics failed on the crane the first time they attempted to hang the bell. It fell 50 feet to the ground cracking it, killing two men and injuring an electrical engineer.
There is a gift store at the visitors center very close to the liberty bell that has plenty of replicas to choose from. You can probably get one online from that place.
You can order them online as well. There is a small fee. For us it was $6 for a family of 4. It allowed us to pick the time our tour was.
This is in Chestnut Hill section of Philly, nowhere near Old City
$5 for adults, $2 for Children(aged 4-16)& Children under 4 is free.
Last I knew, the one on display was a replica because people kept trying to touch it. Or was that just something I heard on National Treasure? :-) However, ...with the new Liberty Bell interpretive center, they have a segment of a replica for people to touch, so who knows... it could be the real one again... I'm sure the real answer is "hiding in some secure vault in an undisclosed location and if they told us they'd have to kill us."
No. Entering Independence National Historical Park (including liberty Bell) is free for visitors.
It no longer rings because of the crack. So it didn't ring where it now is
It is free just have to wait in line to get through securitt
The citizens of Pennsylvania paid $300 in 1752 to have it built for their State House. The bell was first cast in England then sent by ship to the Pennsylvania colony. Sadly It cracked when it was rung just after its arrival. It was recast by local in Philadelphia from the same metal in 1753. The same inscription "Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof" was put on the bell. This is from the Bible "Leviticus 25:10". This bell also turned out to be defective. A third bell was cast by John Pass and John Stowe. Their names appear on the bell along with the city and date. The bell was hung in the tower of Independence Hall on June 7, 1753. During the American revolution in 1777 it was taken out of the tower for safe keeping when the British troops captured Philadelphia.
Because so many people know about it. 😅
It was rung on the 8th of July, 1776 when the declaration of independence was read aloud, it cracked the first time it rung, so they had the original bell melted down and reforged, it then cracked again and it was then decided that it couldn't be fixed and put on display in philidelia, across the street from where it was housed.
The Liberty Bell was cast in London England by a firm called Lester and Packet, also known as the Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Yes when we won our independence for great Britain they rang it until it cracked
It is made of bronze. It's 70% copper, 25% tin and contains small amounts of lead, gold, arsenic, silver, and zinc.
the Bell was made un1751 to mark the 59 year anniversary of William Penn's Charter...the first constitution of Pennsylvania
The original cast was made in London, England, in 1752, by the company Lester and pack. Today the company is known as Whitechapel Bell Foundry
A crack formed from being rung. It was repaired and it again cracked.
1753. Probably because they dont have the money. Too much going towards "defense spending" if you ask me.
Because it used to be housed in what is now called Independence Hall, located steps from where the Liberty Bell is now located.
Great question unfortunately I'm not sure I thought it was cracked during a move to its current location
They used a special brand of duct tape
Casting Flaw.
It is. Ithe original one was shipped here via ships. As far as ringing the bell goes, it isn't (wasn't) since it was hanging by the folcrum.
The bible verse:"Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all inhabitants thereof" & "By order of the assembly of the province of Pensylvania(spelling of the state during the time period)for the state house in Philad, Pass & Stow; Philad MDCCLIII(Roman Numeral:1753)
It was recast in philly and ramg there for many years. After it cracked and became a symbol it did a railroad tour of the states
They rang it to call all the citizens of Philadelphia to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
It was built for the state house of Pennsylvania. Just something they can use to summon everyone for the meetings.
Nobody really did. It was a casting flaw.
The symbol of a bell, in and of itself, rings out for all to hear. For example, When Martin Luther King said that the promise of the United States was to pursue freedom for all and to let it ring, the Liberty Bell is the perfect analogy to that
It's a hugely important piece of history. Look it up for more info
After the second repair it was rung and the crack worsened. The crack is so severe it lost it's ability to make a bell sound. It is now an American history artifact.
none of the above is correct. the ringing did not cause the crack. the traveling? did not cause the crack, both of those worsened the crack but the crack was because of the original pour when the bell was cast. they have a lot of information there about it.
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