If one person represents everyone residing in the United States it would be a beautiful lady in New York, the Statute of Liberty. She reminds the residents and soon to be immigrants of the United States there is hope, freedom, and justice in the United States of America. The Statue of Liberty was a gift given to the United States to represent its 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.
Three co-inventors and countless of construction workers helped make what is now a national landmark. Fredric August Bartholdi sculptured miniature replicas of the Statue of Liberty to raise money for construction. Speculations have arisen that the lady presented as the Statue of Liberty resembles Bartholdi’s mother. The interior of the statue was inspired by Alexander Gustave Eiffel, the inventor of the famous the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The third co-inventor was Eugene Viollet-le-Duc opted for copper as the exterior for the statue. The Statue of Liberty was a present from France to the people of the United States to commemorate America’s independence.
The Statue of Liberty is a very distinctive artifact of a French Women standing at 151 feet that can be scoped from miles away. The women is haling a torch in her right hand, a tablet in her left, and is wearing a crown. The torch symbolizes the enlightened. Originally the torch was a lit up flame, but due to many modifications it was switched to a replica. The lit up flame is displayed inside the Statue of Liberty. The tablet in her left hand is inscribed with the date July 4, 1776 in roman numerals, in lieu of America’s Independence Day. The crown she wears posses seven spikes on behalf of the seven continents and seas on Earth. At the substructure of her feet are broken shackles, which represents U.S.A.’s new day of freedom.
The Statue of Liberty, made entirely of copper was prearranged in different factions of the world. The United States produced the base of the statue. The head, arm, and torch was sent from France to Philadelphia to give Americans a sample of the artifact in 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 has changed from a copper to greenish color due to rain causing copper to be a reactant.
Three co-inventors and countless of construction workers helped make what is now a national landmark. Fredric August Bartholdi sculptured miniature replicas of the Statue of Liberty to raise money for construction. Speculations have arisen that the lady presented as the Statue of Liberty resembles Bartholdi’s mother. The interior of the statue was inspired by Alexander Gustave Eiffel, the inventor of the famous the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The third co-inventor was Eugene Viollet-le-Duc opted for copper as the exterior for the statue. The Statue of Liberty was a present from France to the people of the United States to commemorate America’s independence.
The Statue of Liberty is a very distinctive artifact of a French Women standing at 151 feet that can be scoped from miles away. The women is haling a torch in her right hand, a tablet in her left, and is wearing a crown. The torch symbolizes the enlightened. Originally the torch was a lit up flame, but due to many modifications it was switched to a replica. The lit up flame is displayed inside the Statue of Liberty. The tablet in her left hand is inscribed with the date July 4, 1776 in roman numerals, in lieu of America’s Independence Day. The crown she wears posses seven spikes on behalf of the seven continents and seas on Earth. At the substructure of her feet are broken shackles, which represents U.S.A.’s new day of freedom.
The Statue of Liberty, made entirely of copper was prearranged in different factions of the world. The United States produced the base of the statue. The head, arm, and torch was sent from France to Philadelphia to give Americans a sample of the artifact in 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 has changed from a copper to greenish color due to rain causing copper to be a reactant.
The Statue of Liberty is intended to be a symbolic treasure for the accomplishment of The United States independence. The iconic image of the statue has welcomed millions of immigrants to the United States, inspiring hope, freedom, and justice. I know my parents were welcomed by it. The Statue of Liberty can be known as one of the most significant tourist sites in the world.
2 comments:
Your blog was very interesting and informative. The whole thing was just full of facts I was not aware of. As an immigrant myself, the Statue of Liberty certainly conveys those feelings you mentioned in your entry.
I think that if you had more time or were allotted more words, perhaps touch upon what it meant for France to give a gift to the United States upon its independence ... and the troubled relationships between the two countries that we now see. Something to think about I suppose.
I also feel that the blog was packed full of great information, of which the most important being the symbolic meaning of the Statue of Liberty to immigrants, of which this nation was created. I think it was a great idea to talk about how it has changed in appearance since it was first erected here.
I know that IRAQ is a touchy subject and I do not know how you feel about it. However since we helped the Iraq people gain their independence from their tyrant you could make the comparison of us helping to take down the Saddam statue as being equivalent to them building our Statue of Liberty.
All in all great analysis. You may want to talk about how in the future the meaning of the Statue of Liberty might change as we try to limit the immigrants to this country even more.
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