2. PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania iofficially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is
a US estat that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic
regions of the United States, and the Great Lakes region. The
state borders Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the
south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake
Erie and Ontario, Canada to the northwest, New York to the
north and New Jersey to the east. The Appalachian Mountains
run through the middle of the state.
Pennsylvania is the 33rd most extensive, the 6th most
populous, and the 9th most densely populated of the 50
United States. The state's four most populous cities are
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Erie. The state capital
is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania has 51 miles (82 km) of coastline
along Lake Erie and 57 miles (92 km)[5] of shoreline along the
Delaware Estuary. The state is one of the 13 original founding
states of the U.S.
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4. THE LIBERTY BELL
The Liberty Bell (Liberty Bell, in English) is an American bell of
great historic significance located in Philadelphia, state of
Pennsylvania. Cast in 1752, the Liberty Bell was known as
Old State House Bell until 1837, when it was a symbol of the
movement abolicionista.1 The Liberty Bell is perhaps one of
the greatest symbols of the American Revolution and the
subsequent War of Independence, in addition to be
associated with the concepts of Nationalism and Freedom
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His most famous ringing, on July 8, 1776, summoned the
citizens of Philadelphia for the reading of the Declaration of
Independence. Before, he had sounded to announce the
opening of the First Continental Congress in 1774 and the
outbreak of the Battle of Lexington in 1775.
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6. THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
The Philadelphia Museum of Art , located in the city of
Philadelphia in the United States was created in 1876 (
opened in 1877) and today is one of the largest and most
important museums in the United States . It is locally known
as The Art Museum and its collection houses more than
225,000 objects . Every year , the museum presents 15-20
special exhibitions and is visited by about 800,000 people.
Some of the largest and most famous shows, which attracted
hundreds of thousands of people from around the country and
elsewhere in the world, included those of Paul Cézanne ( in
1996 , attracting 548000 people) and Salvador Dalí ( in 2005 ,
attracting 370,000 people ) .
Because of its location at the end of the Benjamin Franklin
Parkway , the Museum has hosted several concerts ,
including Live 8
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8. CASCADE HOUSE
Considered one of the most famous houses in the
world, Casa da Cascata (in English: Fallingwater house)
or Kaufmann House (the family name of its first owner)
is a residence located 50 miles southeast of
Pittsburgh, in Bear Run at Rural Road 1, Mill Run
section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, in the
Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny
Mountains, Pennsylvania, United States.
The owner was a businessman Edgar Kaufmann
Sr., whose son Edgar Jr. had been a student of Wright
architecture. It was built in the middle of a forest, inside
of a family property. Originally used as a summer
residence of the family, the house is now a museum.
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10. INDEPENDENCE HALL
Independence Hall (in Portuguese: Salão da Independência)
is a building located in the central-western American city of
Philadelphia region. Was the scene of some of the most
important decisions in the history of the United States of
America.
The building was constructed in 1753 under the name
Pennsylvania State House, served as the site of the Second
Continental Congress declared the Independence of the
United States in 1776, receiving its current name. In 1787, the
Constitution of the United States was discussed and approved
by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia at
Independence Hall.
The Independence Hall housed between 1753 and 1876 the
Liberty Bell (English: Liberty Bell), one of the foremost
symbols of the American Revolution.
The Independence Hall became a UNESCO World Heritage
Site in 1979.