Congress Hall
Congress Hall, located in Philadelphia at the intersection of Chestnut and 6th Streets, served as the seat of the United States Congress from December 6, 1790, to May 14, 1800.Photo: angstdei, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Kurt Magoon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: seat of the United States Congress from December 6, 1790, to May 14, 1800
- Address: Philadelphia, PA 19106
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Independence Hall and Liberty Bell.
Independence Hall
Photo: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Liberty Bell
Photo: tonythemisfit, CC BY 2.0.
The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia.
Independence National Historical Park
Park
Independence National Historical Park is a federally protected historic district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution and the nation's founding history.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old City and Society Hill.
Old City
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Philadelphia's Old City is home to many historical sites, galleries, restaurants, and bars. It is known for its active nightlife and cultural opportunities.
Society Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Society Hill is a historic neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 6,215 as of the 2010 United States census.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Philadelphia Chinatown is a predominantly Asian American neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation supports the area.
Congress Hall
- Categories: public building, courthouse, building, tourism, historic site, historic building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.94898° or 39° 56′ 56″ northLongitude
-75.15065° or 75° 9′ 2″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Levels
2Open location code
87F6WRXX+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 40083518OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
4557322Wikidata ID
Q917636
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Spanish—“Congress Hall” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “কংগ্রেস হল”
- Chinese: “国会厅”
- Chinese: “國會廳”
- Dutch: “Congress Hall”
- French: “Congress Hall”
- German: “Congress Hall”
- German: “Kongresshalle”
- Hebrew: “אולם הקונגרס”
- Italian: “Congress Hall”
- Japanese: “コングレス・ホール”
- Korean: “콩그레스 홀”
- Portuguese: “Congress Hall”
- Russian: “Конгресс-холл (Филадельфия)”
- Russian: “Конгресс-холл”
- Sinhala: “Congress Hall United States capital building”
- Sinhala: “කොන්ග්රස් ශාලාව”
- Spanish: “Congress Hall”
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