Liberty Bell (originally)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Liberty_Bell_(originally)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:castIn gptkb:Whitechapel_Bell_Foundry
gptkbp:castYear 1752
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Pennsylvania_Provincial_Assembly
gptkbp:cracked shortly after arrival in Philadelphia
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Liberty_Bell_Center,_Independence_National_Historical_Park
gptkbp:diameter about 12 feet circumference at lip
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Liberty Bell (originally)
gptkbp:inscription Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof Lev. XXV. v X.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:mainCast gptkb:Lester_and_Pack
gptkbp:material bronze
gptkbp:notableFeature large crack
gptkbp:purpose alert citizens to public meetings and proclamations
call lawmakers to legislative sessions
gptkbp:recastBy John Pass and John Stow
gptkbp:recastYear 1753
gptkbp:symbolizes abolitionist movement
American independence
gptkbp:usedFor public announcements
gptkbp:weight about 2,080 pounds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Independence_Hall,_Philadelphia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6