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Of the United States' wish to be free from oppression and tyranny. This symbol of Liberty and Freedom is not standing still or at attention in the harbor, it is moving forward, as her left foot tramples broken shackles at her feet, in symbolism The classical appearance (Roman stola, sandals, facial expression) derives from Libertas, ancient Rome's goddess of freedom from slavery, oppression, and tyranny. There is a version of the statue in France given by the United States in return. She welcomed arriving immigrants, who could see the statue as they arrived The statue, also known affectionately as "Lady Liberty", has become a symbol of freedom and democracy. Lazarus's poem was later engraved on a bronze plaque and mounted inside the Statue of Liberty in 1903. The Colossus is referred to in theġ883 sonnet The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus. The ancient Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a statue of Helios with a radiate crown. Museum of Corinth, Corinth, Greece) - Apollo was represented as a solar deity, dressed in a similar robe and having on its head a "radiate crown" with the seven spiked rays of the Helios-Apollo's sun The general appearance of the statue’s head approximates the Roman Sun-god Apollo or the Greek Sun-god Helios as preserved on an ancient marble tablet (today in the Archaeological The statue is the central part of Statue of Liberty National Monument, administered by the National Park Service. Visually, the Statue of Liberty appears to draw inspiration from il Sancarlone or the Colossus of Rhodes. States for millions of immigrants after ocean voyages from Europe. Worldwide, the Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable icons of the United States and was, from 1886 until the jet age, often one of the first glimpses of the United The statue is 151 ft (46 m) tall, but with the pedestal and foundation, it is 305 ft (93 m) tall. It stands atop a rectangular stonework pedestal with a foundation in the shape of an The torch, which is coated in gold leaf (originally made of copper and later altered to hold glass panes). The statue is of a robed woman holding a torch, and is made of a sheeting of pure copper, hung on a framework of steel (originally puddled iron) with the exception of the flame of Malleable metal is hammered on the reverse side. Eugène Viollet-le-Duc was responsible for the choice of copper in the statue's construction and adoption of the

Of the Eiffel Tower - engineered the internal structure. Maurice Koechlin - chief engineer of Gustave Eiffel's engineering company and designer Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi sculpted the statue and obtained a U.S. October 28, 1886, commemorates the centennial of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence and was given to the United States to represent the friendship established during theĪmerican Revolution. Standing on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, it welcomes visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans traveling by ship. Liberté éclairant le monde), was presented to the United Statesīy the people of France in 1886. The Statue of Liberty (French: Statue de la Liberté), or, more formally, Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La Statue dedicated OctoNational Monument established October 15, 1924Ĥ,235,595 (includes Ellis Island NM) (in 2005)
