THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
The Statue of Liberty is a huge sculpture that is located on Liberty Island in New York Harbour. This monument was a gift to the USA from the people of France in recognition of the French-American alliance during the American Revolution.
Liberty
was designed by the French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The
hollow copper statue was built in France - it was finished in July,
1884. It was brought to the USA in 350 pieces on a French ship called
the "Isere" (in June, 1885). The statue was re-assembled in
the USA and was completed on October 28, 1886.
There are 354 steps inside the statue and its pedestal. There are 25
viewing windows in the crown. The seven rays of Liberty's crown symbolize
the seven seas and seven continents of the world. Liberty holds a tablet
in her left hand that reads "July 4, 1776" (in Roman numerals),
the Independence Day.
The statue is 305 feet 1 inch (93 meters) tall from the ground to the
tip of the torch. The nose alone is 4 ft 6 inches (1.37 m) long.
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