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  2. Statue of Liberty - Wikipedia

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    The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. The copper -clad statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France , was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its ...

  3. The Discovery of America (sculpture) - Wikipedia

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    The first proposal for the construction of two sculptures to flank the Capitol's main staircase was submitted by Pennsylvania senator James Buchanan in April, 1836. [1] The Discovery of America was commissioned on April 3, 1837, when President Martin Van Buren sanctioned the engineering of Luigi Persico’s design for the sculptural group. [2]

  4. Statue of Liberty National Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Statue of Liberty National Monument is a United States national monument comprising Liberty Island and Ellis Island in the states of New Jersey and New York. [5] It includes the 1886 Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and the Statue of Liberty Museum, both situated on Liberty Island, as well as the former immigration station at Ellis ...

  5. Today in history: The Statue of Liberty arrives to America on ...

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    One of the most iconic symbols of The United States, The Statue of Liberty, arrived to American shores 130 years ago today. But, Lady Liberty was not born in there. She was created by French ...

  6. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi - Wikipedia

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    The Statue of Liberty is a 1985 documentary film by Ken Burns which focuses on the statue's history and its impact on society. Bartholdi's life and creation of Liberty Enlightening the World are also featured in the 2019 documentary film, Liberty: Mother of Exiles.

  7. Liberty Island - Wikipedia

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    It had become a part of the base for the Statue of Liberty after the island was first seen by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the statue's sculptor. The National Park Service (which had been created in 1916) took over operations of the island in two stages: 2 acres (8,100 m 2 ) in 1933, and the remainder in 1937. [ 3 ]

  8. Statue of Liberty Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Statue of Liberty Museum. The Statue of Liberty Museum is located on Liberty Island in New York City.The museum opened on May 16, 2019, [1] and is focused on the creation, meaning, and history of the Statue of Liberty (formally Liberty Enlightening the World), a large statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi which the people of France gave to the people of the United States in 1886.

  9. History of Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor greeted millions of immigrants as they came to America by ship in the late 19th century and is a world symbol of the United States and its ideals of liberty and peace. [4] Manhattan became a borough during the consolidation of New York City in 1898.