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The Statue of Liberty's torch seen from Easterly View in June 2024. The Statue of Liberty has also been closed due to government shutdowns and protests, as well as for disease pandemics. During the October 2013 United States federal government shutdown, Liberty Island and other federally funded sites were closed. [184]
The Statue of Liberty's torch was closed to the public after the explosion, due to structural damage. [47] [48] Access was not opened even after the 1984–1986 restoration which included repairs to the arm and installation of a new gold-plated copper torch. [49] Kurt Jahnke escaped capture. He later served as an Abwehr agent during World War II.
An article in The New York Times from October 8, 1984, stated that the new torch was to be completed in the same manner that the old torch was made in 14 months by ten craftsmen from Les metalliers Champenois based in Reims, and that a workshop at the statue's base on Liberty Island had been made accessible to the public that month. [18]
The Statue of Liberty is an American icon. The National Park Service estimates that it costs at least $6 million annually to maintain both Liberty and Ellis islands. Aside from maintenance costs ...
Liberty Island is located in the Upper New York Bay within the waters of Jersey City, New Jersey. It is one of the islands that are part of the borough of Manhattan in New York. [5] [6] [7] The historical developments which led to this construction made Liberty Island an exclave of one state, New York, in
Aug. 20—The iconic Lady Liberty statue that sits on the edge of Lake Pend Orielle and Sandpoint City Beach Park is indisposed for four weeks due to damage that will be repaired. But it's not ...
The Flame of Liberty (Flamme de la Liberté) in Paris is a full-sized, gold-leaf-covered replica of the flame of the torch from the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World). [1] The monument, which measures approximately 3.5 metres in height, is a sculpture of a flame, executed in gilded copper, supported by a pedestal of gray-and ...
A replica of the Statue of Liberty in Liberty Park at the entrance to the city of Schenectady, New York. [78] A replica in Newton Falls, Ohio, used to stand in front of Liberty Tax Service in Leavittsburg, Ohio. It was donated to Newton Falls by the former owner of Liberty Tax Service when she closed the business. [79]