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Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor
The
Statue of Liberty, originally titled
"Liberty Enlightening the World,"
is one of the world's best known
and most beloved landmarks. Work on the statue began in Paris in 1875, and it was shipped to the United States in sections in 1885. Reassembled on
Bedloe's Island, now
called Liberty Island
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The
Statue of Liberty, originally titled
"Liberty Enlightening the World,"
is one of the world's best known and most beloved landmarks. It stands in
New York Harbor, where it has welcomed more than 17 million immigrants arriving on America's shores.
Designed and executed by the
French
sculptor
Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi,
the 152 foot high copper-covered statue was a gift to the American people from the French in commemoration of this country's 100th birthday.
Bartholdi
chose as his symbol the figure of
Lady Liberty holding the torch of freedom aloft in one hand and with the other supporting an open volume inscribed "July 4, 1776." At the base of the statue appear the words from a poem by
Emma Lazarus,
herself an immigrant: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...."
Work on the statue began in Paris in 1875, and it was shipped to the
United States in sections in 1885. Reassembled on
Bedloe's Island,
now called
Liberty Island,
the work was unveiled on October 26, 1886, by
President Grover Cleveland and
Bartholdi.
Lady Liberty
was completely refurbished in 1986 in time for her own centennial birthday.
The
Statue of Liberty
was closed to the public following the terrorist attacks on the
United States
on September 11, 2001. The exterior grounds of
Liberty Island
and
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
were reopened in December of that year. The statue itself reopened in the summer of 2004. Safety and security systems have been improved.
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