LIBERTY BELL CENTER

Next to Independence Hall, you can discover the popular Freedom Bell Bell (900 kg), placed in this glass hall. We usually have to queue in order to get closer, especially in summer, but this symbol of American independence is worth a few minutes of patience. It was built in London and transported to Philly in 1752 to replace the original bell that was used since the creation of Philadelphia in 1682, and whose size was no longer sufficient. When one rang the new bell for the first time, its edge broke. She was reworked by two little craftsmen of Philadelphia, who completely melted her, adding copper to the mixture, before giving him shape. Once the bell was ready, it was again resampled and, although it did not wash up, the discordant discordant one was moored by the crowd. Three months later, once again in the hands of the two craftsmen, the bell finally produced an acceptable sound and was hung at the bell house tower. Later, the difficult beginnings of Liberty Bell will often serve as an allegory for American barriers to independence.

From the 1830 s, abolitionists made this bell the emblem of their cause and were the first to call it Liberty Bell. Becoming a national symbol, she traveled across the United States between 1885 and 1915. Film and panels tell the story of this emblem of freedom. For the anecdote, and although several versions of history circulate, the bell would last rang in 1846 for George Washington's birthday and would have cracked again (you will notice very clearly the wide crack that traverses it almost all its height) and has never been reused ever since.