In every country there are landmarks and statues which represents a part of their culture; for France it’s the Eiffel Tower and for England it's the Big Ben. For the United States one of the many landmarks exhibited is the Statue of Liberty located in the heart of New York. The Statue of Liberty is culturally significant because it was a gift given to the United States to represent it’s Independence Day on July 4, 1776.
The Statue of Liberty was constructed in France, but brought to the New York Harbor in Liberty Island, New York in 1886. There were three co-inventors and countless of construction workers who helped make national landmark. Fredric Augustus Bartholdi who produced sculptured miniature replicas of the Statue of Liberty to raise money for construction. Rumor has it that the Statue of Liberty is the artwork of Bartholdi’s mother. The interior of the statue was designed by Alexander Gustave Eiffel. The last name sounds real familiar because he was the inventor of the Eiffel Tower. Eugene Viollet-le-Duc choose to cover the exterior of the statue with copper. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France for the people of the United States to commemorate America’s independence.
The Statue of Liberty is a very distinctive artifact of a French woman draped in cloth standing at 151 feet tall. The presentable objects the woman is carrying is a torch in her right hand, a crown, and tablet in her left land. The torch symbolizes enlightment. The torch was orginally a lit up flame, but due to many modifications it has been switched to a replica. The lit up flame can be seen inside the Statue of Liberty. The crown posses seven spikes representing the seven continents and seas on Earth. The tablet she carries inscribes July 4, 1776 in roman numerals, the day of America’s independence. Draped at her feet are broken shackles, which represent’s U.S.’s freedom.
The statue is made fully of copper. The statue was organized in different parts of the world. The United States made the base for the statue. The head, arm, and torch was sent from France to Philadelphia to give Americans a preview of the artifact in the making. The rest of the statue was created in France and then shipped in 210 crates to New York in 1885. Over the years the Statue of Liberty changed from copper to a greenish color due to rain making copper a reactant.
The Statue of Liberty is intended to be a symbolic treasure for the accomplishment of the United States independence. The statue has been a symbol to welcome millions of immigrants to the United States. I know my parents were welcomed by it. The Statue of Liberty is now one of the most significant tourist sites in the world.
The Statue of Liberty was constructed in France, but brought to the New York Harbor in Liberty Island, New York in 1886. There were three co-inventors and countless of construction workers who helped make national landmark. Fredric Augustus Bartholdi who produced sculptured miniature replicas of the Statue of Liberty to raise money for construction. Rumor has it that the Statue of Liberty is the artwork of Bartholdi’s mother. The interior of the statue was designed by Alexander Gustave Eiffel. The last name sounds real familiar because he was the inventor of the Eiffel Tower. Eugene Viollet-le-Duc choose to cover the exterior of the statue with copper. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France for the people of the United States to commemorate America’s independence.
The Statue of Liberty is a very distinctive artifact of a French woman draped in cloth standing at 151 feet tall. The presentable objects the woman is carrying is a torch in her right hand, a crown, and tablet in her left land. The torch symbolizes enlightment. The torch was orginally a lit up flame, but due to many modifications it has been switched to a replica. The lit up flame can be seen inside the Statue of Liberty. The crown posses seven spikes representing the seven continents and seas on Earth. The tablet she carries inscribes July 4, 1776 in roman numerals, the day of America’s independence. Draped at her feet are broken shackles, which represent’s U.S.’s freedom.
The statue is made fully of copper. The statue was organized in different parts of the world. The United States made the base for the statue. The head, arm, and torch was sent from France to Philadelphia to give Americans a preview of the artifact in the making. The rest of the statue was created in France and then shipped in 210 crates to New York in 1885. Over the years the Statue of Liberty changed from copper to a greenish color due to rain making copper a reactant.
The Statue of Liberty is intended to be a symbolic treasure for the accomplishment of the United States independence. The statue has been a symbol to welcome millions of immigrants to the United States. I know my parents were welcomed by it. The Statue of Liberty is now one of the most significant tourist sites in the world.
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