VISITING PENNSYLVANIA

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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SIGHTSEEING TOURS OF PENNSYLVANIA

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 permeated culture in north americana.2

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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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

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.

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.

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