Statue of Liberty

STATUE OF LIBERTY FACTS

The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886.  Officially it is named “Liberty Enlightening the World”. The sculptor was Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi. He modelled the face after his mother.  Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel was the structural engineer. The crown has 25 windows and seven spikes, one for each of the seven Read more…

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LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD

Today is the anniversary of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in 1886.  The ceremony was hosted by Pres. Cleveland. Interesting facts about the Statue of Liberty:                –  it was first proposed by French Edouard de Laboulaye to commemorate the American-French alliance in the Revolutionary War                 –  Read more…

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