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Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) Fall 2016, Vol. 48, No. 3 By Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler and Catherine Nicholson Enlarge The Stone facsimile engraving of the text and signatures shows how the Declaration appeared in the early 1800s. View in National Archives Catalog Every year, more than a million visitors come to the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, to see the Declaration of Independence. Sometimes you can see them The National Archives is home to billions of records in total, including the three most important documents in American history: the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. These can be viewed in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom at the National Archives Building. On permanent display in the National Archives Rotunda is the original engrossed Declaration of Independence. Signed by 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress, it broke ties with Britain and proclaimed that the united colonies are free, independent states. The 250th anniversary of the Declaration will be marked in 2026 and, to celebrate, we are sharing some of the most iconic Plan your visit to the National Archives Museum, home of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. National Archives Museum: 701 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20408 National Archives Research Center: 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20408 National Archives Research Center: 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, The museum wing of the National Archives, the National Archives Museum is the home of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Located at 701 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20408. President Trump is displaying a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office after requesting it from the National Archives, according to a photograph he shared on Monday. “The The Rotunda and following galleries of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, are open for viewing of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights; the Lawrence F. O'Brien Gallery, featuring Power & Light: Russell Lee's Coal Survey; and the David M. Rubenstein Gallery, featuring Records of Rights. Visitors can see the Declaration of Independence in its astonishing display case at the National Archives Museum in Washington, DC. Into The Vault Independence Hall is where the founding fathers and the delegates of the Constitutional Congress signed the Declaration of Independence on August 2, 1776. “Only in D.C. can you see the actual Declaration of Independence, and we will have by far the best celebration of the 250th in America,” said Elliott L. Ferguson II, president and chief The Declaration of Independence is the founding document of the United States, in which the original thirteen colonies declared themselves a sovereign nation separate from the rule of Great “Only in D.C. can you see the actual Declaration of Independence, and we will have by far the best celebration of the 250th in America,” said Elliott L. Ferguson II, president and chief Plan your visit to the National Archives Museum, home of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Open Daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 701 Constitution Ave, NW between 7th and 9th streets, Washington, DC 20408. Admission is always free. No reservations required. More information on: Reservations, Tours, Things to do and see, Waiting Time, Security, Bags, Accessibility After the war it was returned to the Library of Congress and today can be seen on display in the rotunda of the National Archives. The dimly lit hall at the National Archive where the Charters of Freedom, the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence, are displayed. The official copy of the Declaration of Independence signed by the delegates to the Continental Congress on August 2, 1776 is on display at the National Archives. The signed copy of the Declaration of Independence is on display in the rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, D.C. While this is the “official” copy, it isn’t the only copy from 1776. The Constitution is stored alongside the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. The room that displays these three pivotal documents is called the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom. The National Archives Museum is open to the public, allowing anyone who purchases a ticket to see these documents firsthand. The Constitution’s Journey See the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Located in the Rotunda of the National Archives Building, the Founding Documents - known as the Charters of Freedom - establish the principles of the United States and have inspired the American people to pursue a more perfect union for almost 250 years. These three documents, known collectively as the Charters of Freedom, have secured the rights of the American people for more than two and a quarter centuries and are considered instrumental to the founding and philosophy of the United States. Declaration of Independence Learn More The Declaration of Independence expresses the ideals on which the United States was founded and the reasons for Declaration of Independence in its encasement in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom
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