The Background and Generation of the Statue of Liberty

This masterpiece of art was created by a talented sculptor in the late19th century. His name is Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. 1834 bartholdi was born in an Italian family in France. He has loved sculpture since his youth, and the image of the Statue of Liberty has existed in his mind for a long time. One day after Louis Napoléon Bonaparte staged a coup in 185 1, a group of staunch fighters and guerrillas built fortifications in the street. At dusk, a young girl jumped over the obstacle with a burning torch and shouted "Forward" to the enemy. Bonaparte's gun rang and the girl fell. Bartholdi witnessed this fact with his own eyes, and his mood could not be calm for a long time. Since then, the girl who bravely climbed the torch has become a symbol of freedom in his heart.

1865, at the suggestion of others, bartholdi decided to create a statue symbolizing freedom, and the French people took it as a gift from the French government to the American government to celebrate the100th anniversary of American independence. Interestingly, not long after, bartholdi met a girl named Jenny at a wedding, which made Jenny beautiful and dignified. Bartholdi thought it was appropriate for her to be the model of the Statue of Liberty to light up the world, and Jenny readily agreed to this request. In the process of sculpture, they had a pure love and finally got married.

1869 After the sketch design of the Statue of Liberty was completed, bartholdi began to devote himself to sculpture. He went to the United States to win American support for the statue project, but Americans never realized the preciousness of this gift. Until 1876, when bartholdi was in Philadelphia to participate in the exposition celebrating the 0/00th anniversary of independence/kloc-0, the Statue of Liberty held the torch in order to attract public attention, which caused a sensation. The hand in front of people is only 2.44 meters long with the index finger, the diameter is over 1 meter, and the nail thickness is 25 cm. There are 12 people standing by the torch. So this sculpture, which was little known a few days ago, suddenly became a treasure of art that all Americans are eager to appreciate. Soon, the US Congress passed a resolution, officially approving the President's acceptance of the request of the Statue of Liberty, and at the same time determining Bedro Island as the site of the Statue of Liberty.

1On July 6th, 884, the Statue of Liberty was officially presented to the United States. On August 5 of the same year, the foundation stone laying project of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty started. At the beginning of 1886, 75 workers climbed high scaffolding and nailed about 100 parts of the Statue of Liberty to its skeleton with 300,000 rivets. /kloc-in the middle of 0/0, the Statue of Liberty was finally established. 10/0 On October 28th, the President of the United States personally attended the unveiling ceremony of the Statue of Liberty and delivered a speech. Countless people gathered around the statue and looked up at the Statue of Liberty excitedly for the first time.

Because of his outstanding achievements, bartholdi was elected as an honorary citizen of new york and a commanding member of the French Medal of Honor. He died in Paris on 1904, 1015 October, but the freedom statues he created always expressed people's love and yearning for freedom.

The Statue of Liberty is a commemorative gift from France to the United States. I hope I can satisfy you.