A trip to Liberty Island

Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La liberté éclairant le monde), also known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté), is a monumental statue presented to America by France in 1886 as a gesture of friendship established between the two nations during the American Revolution. Over the years, the Statue of Liberty's symbolism has grown to include freedom and democracy as well as this international friendship. It is accessible to the public only by ferry, either from Battery Park in Manhattan or Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. Liberty Island is much closer to Jersey City, New Jersey than New York City.

Sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, with Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (designer of the Eiffel Tower) who engineered the internal structure, was commissioned to design a sculpture with the year 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. Since the Statue was to be a joint effort between America and France, it was agreed that the American people would build the pedestal, and the French people would build the Statue. The Statue was completed in France in July, 1884 and arrived in New York Harbor in June of 1885. It was reduced to 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates, then re-assembled on her new pedestal in four months time. On October 28, 1886, the dedication of the Statue of Liberty took place in front of thousands of spectators, a centennial gift ten years late.

In 1984, the Statue of Liberty was added to the World Heritage List. In 2007, it was one of 20 finalists in a competition to name the New Seven Wonders of the World. There is a sister statue in Paris on the river Seine and several others elsewhere in France.

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[SourPickles928]

i live just outside of new york but I dont go there often :(

[susyflorbella]

@luisfitito ..hola soyde mexico yo vivo en Mn. y pienso ir a NYC this spring..!

[gamer360ftw]

worst ever !

[luisfitito]

i envy you, in a good way :) i'd love to go to new york, it is my dream, and i'm gonna achieve it, i will take my girl firend with me.

I'm form SLP Mexico by the way.