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Have you ever been to the Statue of Liberty and wondered about the story or facts behind it? The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous artifacts in the U.S. Millions of people including immigrants visit the Statue of Liberty each year.

The Statue of Liberty has been in the New York Harbor for over 100 years and is 150 feet tall. It symbolizes friendship between France and America and symbolizes American freedom. The French people paid to ship it to America, and when they did each part of the statue of liberty was placed in its own box with a total of 214 boxes. It became a national monument in 1924. (Statue of liberty). There are 354 steps to get to the top and 22 stories and it has 125 tons of steel (Visit-New York-city.com). It was first displayed in Paris before shipped to America. The designer of it came to America to discuss with the president where The Statue of Liberty would be placed and they came up with New York (aviewoncities.com).

Frédéric Bartholdi was the creator of it, and Gustave Eiffel who made the Eiffel Tower made the outline of the Statue of Liberty (Monuments). It was first displayed in Paris then disassembled to be shipped. She stands on broken chains representing tyranny .Her book says July 4th, 1776 which was the day the revolution ended and America became free, the revolution was important to the two countries because France helped America. A smaller version of The Statue of Liberty is in Paris and facing toward ours across the ocean (France). It weighs 450,000 pounds.

The French people couldn’t afford the pedestal that she stands on so the Americans had to pay for it. The seven spikes on her crown present each of the seven oceans that she represents. Her torch represents enlightenment which is why her original name was “Liberty or Enlightenment”. The designer sculpted it to look like his mom. The president wanted it to be painted after it turned green to have the copper look it had before, but the people liked the greenish- bluish look because it looks like the ocean.

It was originally called “Liberty Enlightening the World” but then changed to The Statue of Liberty. In the future some people believe people might try to bomb it or it might just stay safe for years and eventually fall on it’s own. If they get threats or someone tries to harm it they would close it so people wouldn’t be able to go inside. She will always represent American freedom and the American political system. People have to pay to go into the statue plus the cost of a ferry to ride over to the island that she stands on, but if you do want to go up in her crown you should make early reservations.

They recently opened the crown back up for visitors to go up and see the top of the Statue of Liberty. People say the top is a great view but that is if you can walk 22 flights of stairs with a total of 354 steps from her feet to her crown. The part of the crown people go in doesn’t have much room at all. Millions of people come from around the world to come see the Statue of Liberty with a total of over a million people each year.

Now we have gone over when it was built where and why. A lot of people didn’t know that the Statue of Liberty was a gift, but aren’t you glad you now know? The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous Things in America. It represents freedom and the friendship between America and France, in fact Gustave Eiffel the built the Eiffel tower built the outline to the Statue of liberty.