The Statue of Liberty, one of the most representative monuments of New YorkIt was a gift from France to the United States as a representation of the centennial of American freedom, that is why it was given on July 1886, XNUMX, which is the day of independence in the United States.
The statue was designed by Fréderic-Auguste Bartholdi who completed the work in Paris. In addition, the Statue of Liberty had an iron pedestal built by Gustave Eiffel, the designer of the Eiffel Tower, although the statue had to be separated from the pedestal in order to be transported by boat to New York.
At almost 50 meters high, and weighing more than 250 tons, the Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island, a small islet located almost 3 kilometers from New York City. The pedestal on which the statue is currently posed is not the original one built by Eiffel as it could not be moved, so the United States built a different one on the island.
The Statue of Liberty is a unique monument, to which we can climb and contemplate the beautiful views of New York.
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