THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

illuminating the world, Eng. Liberty Enlightening the World) - one

of the most famous sculptures in the US and in the world, often called "the symbol of New York and the USA", "a symbol of freedom and democracy ”,“ Lady Liberty ”. This is a gift from French citizens for the centenary of the American Revolution.

Liberty Island), about 3 km southwest of the southern tip

of Manhattan, in New Jersey. Until 1956, the island was called “Bedlow Island” (English Bedloe’s Island), although it was popularly called the “Island of Freedom” from the beginning of the 20th century.

hand and a tablet in her left. The inscription on

the tablet reads “English. JULY IV MDCCLXXVI ”(written in Roman numerals, date“ July 4, 1776 ”), this date is the day of the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence. With one foot, “Freedom” stands on broken chains.

is 31 tons, and the total weight of its steel

structure is 125 tons. The total weight of the concrete base is 27 thousand tons. The thickness of the copper coating statues - 2.57 mm.
The height from the ground to the tip of the torch is 93 meters, including the base and the pedestal. The height of the statue itself, from the top of the pedestal to the torch is 46 meters.
The statue was built from thin sheets of copper minted in wooden forms. Formed sheets were then installed on a steel frame.

Frederik Auguste Bartholdi. She thought as a gift for the

centenary of the Declaration of Independence in 1876. According to one version, Bartholdi even had a French model: a beautiful, recently widowed Isabella Boyer, the wife of Isaac Singer, the creator and entrepreneur in the field of sewing machines.

of Liberty and the island on which it stands is

a story of change.
The US lighthouse service was responsible for servicing the statue until 1901.
After 1901 this mission was entrusted to the military department.
The presidential decree of October 15, 1924, Fort Wood (and the statue on its territory) was declared a national monument.

increased
The island of Bedlow in 1956 was renamed the Island

of Liberty.
May 11, 1965 Ellis Island became part of the National Statue of Liberty Memorial
In May 1982, President Ronald Reagan commissioned Lee Iacocca to lead the private sector movement to restore the Statue of Liberty.
In 1984, the Statue of Liberty was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
July 5, 1986 the end of the restoration

the eastern part of Swan Island - a narrow artificial

dam on the Seine near the Eiffel Tower
On the banks of the Seine, on the bridge of Alma is a copy of the torch of the Statue of Liberty

Exhibit at the Paris Museum of Arts and Crafts

the island of Odaiba.

is located in Lviv on the roof of the Museum

of Ethnography and Arts Industry of the Institute of Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (In fact, this is not a statue of liberty, but a statue of thrift. The author is sculptor L.Markoni.

by sculptor Mikhail Kolodko and architect Alexander Bezik, is located

in the city of Uzhgorod on the parapet of the Pedestrian Bridge, a 30 centimeter sculpture.

obelisk appeared in Soviet square in honor of the Soviet

constitution. The monument in June 1919 was supplemented with a statue of Liberty by Nikolai Andreev. The monument fell in love with Muscovites.
 On April 22, 1941, a dilapidated monument was destroyed.