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| − | The '''Statue of Liberty''' was a gift from [[France]] to the [[United States]]. Arriving at the entrance of New York harbor on June 17, 1884, the Statue of Liberty has proudly stood there ever since. The statue stands nearly 150 feet tall and is a woman with her arm held high with a lit torch. In her other hand she is clutching a book. | + | The '''Statue of Liberty''' was a gift from [[France]] to the [[United States]]. Arriving at the entrance of New York harbor on June 17, 1884, the Statue of Liberty has proudly stood there ever since. The statue stands nearly 150 feet tall and is a woman with her arm held high with a lit torch. In her other hand she is clutching a book. It was designed by the French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904) and erected according to plans by [[Gustave Eiffel]]. |
In 1903 an inscription was added on the inside which reads, in part: | In 1903 an inscription was added on the inside which reads, in part: | ||
Revision as of 21:50, November 22, 2008
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States. Arriving at the entrance of New York harbor on June 17, 1884, the Statue of Liberty has proudly stood there ever since. The statue stands nearly 150 feet tall and is a woman with her arm held high with a lit torch. In her other hand she is clutching a book. It was designed by the French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904) and erected according to plans by Gustave Eiffel.
In 1903 an inscription was added on the inside which reads, in part:
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
It was designated as a national monument in 1924.[1]
On February 18, 1879, the French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904) earned US Patent #11,023 for a "Design for a Statue." This statue, "Liberty Enlightening the World," would become one of the most famous monuments of world history. At a dinner party in 1865, Bartholdi and his host, historian Edouard-René de Laboulaye, had conceived the idea of France giving the US a monument for its Centennial of 1876. Many people believed Charlotte Bartholdi, the sculptor's mother was the model for the statue. [2]
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- ↑ http://www.nps.gov/stli/
- ↑ Statue of Liberty Sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi.