The Statue of Liberty (US Symbol)
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www.statueofliberty.org/statue_History.html
www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/engineering/statueofliberty.html
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- The people of France gave the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States over 100 years ago in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution.
- Symbolism: freedom, democracy, & international friendship
- The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island, in New York harbor USA
- The Statue of Liberty commemorates the American Declaration of Independence and was a gift from the people of France.
- The statue was assembled on its pedestal after being constructed in France, and it was sent in crates.
- Designed by French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi
- The female form represented by the sculpture is based on Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty. She holds a torch and a tabula ansata (tablet) that has the date of the American Declaration of Independence inscribed in it (July 4, 1776).
- Official name of the Statue of Liberty is 'Liberty Enlightening the World'.
- The Statue of Liberty stands 151 feet in height, and 305 feet from the ground to the torch.
- The head of the statue was displayed at the World's Fair in Paris, 1878.
Information from:
www.statueofliberty.org/statue_History.html
www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/engineering/statueofliberty.html
Picture from:
https://www.ellisisland.org/TorchCam/Statue.png