In which country is the Statue of Liberty located?

Hello, Statue of Liberty in New York, USA

Extended reading: The Statue of Liberty was included in the World Heritage List in 1984.

The Statue of Liberty, as a symbol of the United States, is located on Liberty Island, a small island west of Manhattan in New York City. She holds a torch and stands at the entrance of New York Harbor, guarding the metropolis day and night. It has welcomed millions of immigrants who have settled in the United States since the end of the 19th century. In 1984, it was included in the World Heritage List.

The Statue of Liberty is a gift from the French people to the American people. It is a symbol of freedom. The Statue of Liberty is 46 meters high, and the total height together with the base is about 100 meters. It was the tallest monumental building in the world at that time. Its full name is the "Bronze Statue of Liberty National Monument", and its official name is "The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World." The entire bronze statue is made of 120 tons of steel as the skeleton, 80 tons of copper sheets as the outer skin, and is assembled and fixed with 300,000 rivets. The total weight on the bracket is 225 tons. The steel bracket inside the bronze statue was designed and produced by architect Villebourduc and French engineer Eiffel, who is world-famous for building the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

The steel frame of the statue of the goddess was designed by Eiffel, who designed the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the statue was designed by French sculptor Villebourne Duke and completed in Paris. The French government gave this monument, a symbol of freedom, to the United States as a gift to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the United States' independence. Since its completion in 1886, it has stood at the entrance to New York Harbor.

The goddess has her lips tightly closed, wearing a radiant crown and a loose Roman robe. Her right hand holds up a several-meter-long torch symbolizing freedom, and her left hand holds a copper plate with Roman numerals engraved on it. The date when the "American Declaration of Independence" was published - July 4, 1776 AD. Broken chains are scattered on the feet. The right heel is raised in a marching position. The overall image is a rebel who breaks free from the shackles and moves forward. The goddess is majestic. , The demeanor is resolute, giving people a sense of awe and inviolability. And her dignified and plump figure resembles that of an ancient Greek beauty, making people feel friendly and natural. When night falls, the light from the base of the statue shines upward, reflecting the goddess like a light blue jade sculpture. The light shining from the window of the goddess's crown seems to be decorated with a string of golden lights on the goddess's head, adding a rather spectacular night scene to the bustling and noisy metropolis. It was the French sculptor Bartholdi who created this artistic masterpiece. The image of the goddess originated from an exciting scene he witnessed when he was 17 years old: In 1851, Louis Bonaparte launched the overthrow of the Second French Revolution and the French Revolution. coup. One day, a group of Communists and Kuomintang members built defensive structures on the streets and started a street fight with the coupists. At dusk, a young girl loyal to the Communist Party and the regime, holding a burning torch, jumped over the obstacles, shouted the slogan "Forward" and rushed towards the enemy. Unfortunately, she was shot and died. Since then, this brave girl holding a torch has become a symbol of the pursuit of freedom in the sculptor's mind. In addition, the shape of the goddess is based on Barteldi's later wife, and the face is based on his mother.

In 1869, Battle completed the sketch design of the Statue of Liberty. The statue project started in 1874 and was completed in 1884. It took ten years. The index finger of the statue alone is 2.5 meters long and 1 meter wide, and the nails are 75 centimeters thick.

On July 6, 1884, the Statue of Liberty was officially presented to the United States. On August 5, the foundation laying work for the base of the statue began. The base is about 27 meters high and made of granite concrete. Underneath the base is a giant concrete column driven 6 meters deep into the center of Footwood Castle. The castle is a military fort in the shape of an eight-pointed star. It was built from 1808 to 1811 to strengthen the defense of New York Harbor and was renovated in 1840. In June 1885, the entire statue was divided into more than 200 pieces, packed into boxes, and transported by tugboat from Lyon, France to New York. In mid-October 1886, 75 workers assembled 30 rivets and about 100 parts on the scaffolding. On the 28th, US President Cleveland personally presided over the unveiling ceremony of the Statue of Liberty, which was attended by thousands of people. In 1916, President Wilson installed a day and night lighting system for the statue of the goddess and presided over the completion ceremony.

In 1942, the U.S. government made a decision to designate the Statue of Liberty as a national cultural relic of the United States.

For more than a century, the bronze statue of the Statue of Liberty standing on Liberty Island has become a symbol of the friendship between the American nation and the people of the United States and France, and forever expresses the American people’s lofty ideals of striving for democracy and yearning for freedom

The Statue of Liberty is hollow inside, and you can take an elevator directly to the head of the statue. In addition, there is the new Immigration Museum.