Statue of Liberty Story

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Statue of Liberty, the symbol of pride and New York City, it was not done in New York. The statue, designed by French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi was first built and developed in France in 1874. Statue of Goddess of independence was issued by the French people to the American people, as a birthday gift of independence-100 America.

After finishing made ​​in France, the statue was dismantled and packed in 200 large cargo will be sent to America. Statue of Liberty then put back together on Bedloe's Island at the mouth of the harbor in New York City. Package process is so long until the Statue of Liberty can only be inaugurated on October 28, 1886, ten years after the anniversary of the American War of Independence the 100th. With a height of 46 meters and weighs 204 tons, the Statue of Liberty is 46 meters above the landasansetinggi. The inside is filled with a steel frame, while bagianluarnya made ​​of copper plate. Steel frame of the Statue of Liberty, created and designed by Gustave Eiffel, who designed and built the Eiffel Tower.

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