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The Statue of Liberty

One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was a gift of
friendship [01] from the people of France to the United States on the centenary of
American independence. It is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue
of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a National Monument in
1924 and restored for her centennial on July 4, 1986.

Made in Paris by the French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, in collaboration with

Gustave Eiffel (who was responsible for the steel framework  [02]). The statue is of a
robed female figure [03] representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom,
who bears a torch [04] and a tabula ansata – a tablet evoking the law – upon
which [05]  is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4,
1776. A broken chain lies at her feet.

Before it could be transported to the United States, a site [06] had to be found for it and
a pedestal had to be built. The site chosen was an island at the entrance of [07] New
York Harbor. By, 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall [08] had been erected in
Paris. In order to transport the statue to America, the figure was disassembled into 350
pieces and packed in 214 crates [09]. Four months later, it was reassembled on
Bedloe’s Island (renamed Liberty Island in 1956).

On October 28, 1886, the statue had been put together again [10] and it was officially
presented to the American people by Bartholdi. President Grover Cleveland dedicated
the Statue of Liberty before [11] thousands of spectators. Ever since, the great
monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed
through New York Harbor to make their homes in America.

Liberty Enlightening the World, the official name of the Statue of Liberty, was
extensively restored in time for the spectacular centennial of American independence on
4 July 1986, for whom it symbolized the ideals of Washington and Lincoln. It has
continued to inspire people across the world