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By: Rebecca
Wing
Where is the Statue of Liberty
located?
• The statue of Liberty is
located in New York
City. In the New York
Bay. More specifically
in Liberty Island.
• That is a picture pf Ellis
Island. Where is the
Statue of Liberty is
close to.
• Both are Historian Sites.
Dates of the statue of liberty!
In 1924 it was designated a national monument.
In 1984 it was named a world heritage site.
In 1849-1887 Emma Lazarus’ sonnet “The New Colossus”
was engraved in side of the pedestal.
October 28, 1886 President Glover Cleveland accepted the
statue for the us.
In July 1884 it was completed in France (IT is 123 years old) .
1885 it arrived in America in 350 individual pieces.
What does the Statue of Liberty
•
symbolize?
The whole statue represents different things.
• All together the statue represents generosity and hope
and freedom.
• The robe that is worn by her is dignifying Greek matron
in classical times.
• The broken chains that are at the bottom of the statue
represents the newly-won freedom of America.
• The fact that the left foot is ahead of her right foot
symbolizes her walking away from captivity.
• The seven spikes on her crown represent the seven
oceans and continents in the world.
• One of her feet is also standing upon the chains
representing the acquired freedom of America.
• The torch that she holds represents freedom along with
Liberty in the name of the statue.
Designers and how the idea of it
came up!
• The idea of the Statue of Liberty came up at a dinner
party.
• Eduard de Laboulaye host of the party was talking
with his friend Fredric Auguste Bartholdi about the
Revolutionary War in the United States; they both
admired the freedom given in the United States; They
both decided that it would be nice to give a gift of
friendship to America.
• The designers are Fredric Auguste Bartholdi and
Gustave Eiffel who also designed the Eiffel Tower.
Are there anymore names for the
Statue?
• It was originally called the “Liberty
Enlightening the World.”
• It is sometimes referred to as “Lady Liberty.”
More Facts
The statue welcomes all the immigrants to the US.
The statue is 225 tons.
The tablet that is held in the right hand of the statue is marked with July IV
MDCCLXXVI which is July 4, 1776, the year we become independent.
The statue was designed after Marie Bartholdi the designers mother.
The nose of the statue is 4 ½ feet long.
The mouth is 3 ft. wide.
Her waist is 35 feet around.
The French people contributed $250,000 for the cost.
The statue is made of copper.
The height of the statue is 93 meters high.
The statue is a national trademark of the US.
MAP
• Off New York on
Liberty Island, the
Statue could be
found.
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