Her American name is the 'Statue of Liberty' and she adorns not only New York's harbor, but also Swan Ally Island in the Seine River in Paris and also Paris' Luxembourg Gardens.
Yes, there are three Lady Liberties! They are all symbols of friendship, freedom and peace between the US and France.
The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a National Monument in 1924 and restored for her centennial on July 4, 1986.
Another, yet larger Statue of Liberty is approximately 35 feet in height on her base, and stands upon a tiny island called Swan Ally, Paris [Allée des Cygnes] in the Seine near the Grenelle Bridge. This exact Statue of Liberty replica monument was offered to the French by the American residents of Paris as a remembrance to commemorate the Centennial of the French Revolution.
Now then, there is America's Statue of Liberty, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, and the most majestic Lady Liberty of them all. She's over 151 feet tall and she's truly
magnificent! The statue was a gift to America from the French in honor of the
Centennial of American independence. It is one of the most universal symbols of
political freedom and democracy.
Construction of the statue began in 1875 in France, and was completed in June 1884. A design patent, for the statue was issued, by the United States Patent Office, on February 18, 1879. The statue was dismantled and shipped to New York, arriving on June 19, 1885. The statue then took four months to rebuild. On Lady Liberty's tablet is inscribed "July 4, 1776 in Roman numerals, Day of America's Independence from Britain: July 4, 1776", and inscribed upon the base for the statue is an excerpt from Emma Lazarus poem "The New Colossus" which reads as follows
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