Analysis Of The Statue Of Liberty

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Given as a gift by the French people, the Statue of Liberty is a national monument of the U.S. Standing on her pedestal in the New York harbor in Liberty Island. At first, she was just a thought by a French sculptor, who was visiting New York, he thought of this as a place for liberty and justice. Then, a few years later, the major project between the two countries began. The French shall build the sculpture, while us American’s built the pedestal. This agreement started it all. The man behind the works of the Statue of Liberty, was born in France 1834, his name was Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Wanting to fight for liberty, he went to New York harbor. This land looked like a perfect place for a statue, continuing its construction in 1875; Bartholdi used many women as models, including his own mother Charlotte. He had Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the man behind the creation of the Eiffel Tower build supporters for the statue as it was under construction. Bartholdi died in 1904; he was only seventy years of age. Representing many things, she is well known by the countries around the worl...

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