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  1. May 29, 2018 · Statue of Liberty. views 2,232,452 updated May 21 2018. Statue of Liberty Large, copper statue of a woman, standing on Liberty Island, New York City harbour. A symbol of US democracy, it was a gift from France, and was built (1876) to commemorate the centenary of US independence.

  2. Apr 19, 2024 · Statue of Liberty, colossal statue in New York City, U.S., commemorating the friendship of the peoples of the United States and France. Standing 305 feet high, it represents a woman holding a torch in her raised right hand and a tablet bearing the adoption date of the Declaration of Independence in her left.

  3. Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La liberté éclairant le monde ), known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté), is a statue given to the United States by the Paris based Union Franco-Americaine (Franco-American Union) in 1876, standing at Liberty Island (originally known as Bedloe's Island) at the mouth of the Hudso...

  4. The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. The copper statue, a gift to the U.S. from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

  5. Dec 2, 2009 · The Statue of Liberty was a joint effort between France and the United States, intended to commemorate the lasting friendship between the peoples of the two nations.

  6. The Statue of Liberty National Monument is a national monument of the United States. It is made up of two islands: Ellis Island and Liberty Island. The Statue of Liberty is included because it is on Liberty Island. This national monument was created in 1924. At first, it included only the Statue of Liberty. [1] .

  7. Statue of Liberty. Officially unveiled in 1886, the Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States honoring the 100th anniversary of US independence, the historic French-American alliance, and a shared quest for liberty. Since that time, this monumental Statue, a powerful and enduring ...

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