Among the most obvious things that you are likely to see while in the New York Harbor is the enormous Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by the French, and this acted as a symbol of friendship. There is an immense meaning to this statue. The "Lady Liberty" has been a symbolic icon to individuals all over the world over the past years. The Statue of Liberty was made recognizable in the world by efforts that were driven by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. It was him who designed The Statue of Liberty. He creatively thought that in the designing of this statue, it would act as a representation of liberty all over the world.
The height of the Statue of Liberty is forty-six meters, and the surface of it is composed of copper sheets wrapped up in an iron framework. It is a symbol of freedom all over the world. The statue’s design portrays a woman escaping away from the chains that stand at her feet, as well as her right hand that holds a burning torch so as to represent freedom. The freedom has seven rays that are on the top of her head, symbolizing the seven seas and continents that are in the world.
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The Statue of Liberty underwent several stages to build it. Some of the stages include the original idea itself, the gathering of the funds, and the building process of the statue. After it was complete, French individuals chose to give the Liberty as a blessing to the US. It was delivered abroad to New York in three hundred and fifty pieces, and it took four months from them to assemble all pieces. The Statue cost roughly more than five-hundred-thousand dollars to