Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

Liberty Enlightening the World (Liberty Enlightening the World), better known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue of Liberty), is one of the monuments the most famous of the city of New York. It is located on the island of Liberty Island south of Manhattan, at the mouth of the Hudson and near Ellis Island (U.S.). It was a gift from France in 1886, to celebrate the centenary of the American Declaration of Independence and as a sign of friendship between the two nations. The inauguration of the statue was celebrated on 28 October 1886 in the presence of President of the United States, Grover Cleveland. The idea comes from the lawyer and professor at the College de France, Eduard de Laboulaye in 1865. The project is assigned in 1871, the French sculptor born in Colmar Frederic Augusta Bartholdi. The choice of brass to be employed in the construction was entrusted to the architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, who had the idea of using the technique of delayed. In 1879, death of Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi called on engineer Gustave Eiffel to decide on the internal structure of the statue. This envisions a metal pylon that supports the copper plates hammered and fixed. The statue is also part of National Historic Landmarks since 15 October 1924 and the World Heritage List of UNESCO since 1984. (Bell & Abrams, 1984)

The Statue of Liberty, in addition to being a very important monument of the city of New York, became a symbol of the United States and represents a more general way the freedom and empowerment vis-à-vis oppression. It opened in 1886 at the Jet Age, the statue has been the first vision of the United States for thousands of migrants, after a long crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. In terms of architecture, the statue reminds Colossus of Rhodes was one of the seven wonders of antiquity. It is finally the main part of Statue of Liberty National Monument which is managed by the National Park Service. (Glassberg, 2003)

It is established in the town of New York in the United States. This monument is a gift made ??on July 4, 1884, by the French persons to North America, to commemorate the coalition made ??by the two countries throughout the American Revolution.

It was the French historian Edoardo de Laboulaye, who suggested in 1865 that his homeland would make a memorial gift to the United States, to assess the first celebration of the marking of the Declaration of Independence. (Sutherland, 2003)

Although the French partners of the time disputed the start, the sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi traveled to the North American territory to rendezvous with the authorities. A monument like the one designed, it had cost too much, so he connected a Franco-American Union to lift funds. (Khan, 2010)

The total cost of the figurine, which was one million francs was enclosed solely by the French. Meanwhile, the Americans assisted 250 1000 dollars required for the ...