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The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Libertééclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.The Statue of Liberty is a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess. She holds a torch above her head, and in her left arm carries a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) inscribed "July 4, 1776", the date of the American Declaration of Independence. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, and was a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad.Bartholdi was inspired by French law professor and politician Édouard Renéde Laboulaye, who is said to have commented in 1865 that any monument raised to American independence would properly be a joint project of the French and American peoples. Due to the post-war instability in France, work on the statue did not commence until the early 1870s. In 1875, Laboulaye proposed that the French finance the statue and the Americans would provide the site and build the pedestal. Bartholdi completed the head and the torch-bearing arm before the statue was fully designed, and these pieces were exhibited for publicity at international expositions.The torch-bearing arm was displayed at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, and in Madison Square Park in Manhattan from 1876 to 1882. Fundraising proved difficult, especially for the Americans, and by 1885 work on the pedestal was threatened due to lack of funds. Publisher Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World started a drive for donations to complete the project that attracted more than 120,000 contributors, most of whom gave less than a dollar. The statue was constructed in France, shipped overseas in crates, and assembled on the completed pedestal on what was then called Bedloe's Island. The statue's completion was marked by New York's first ticker-tape parade and a dedication ceremony presided over by President Grover Cleveland.The statue was administered by the United States Lighthouse Board until 1901 and then by the Department of War; since 1933 it has been maintained by the National Park Service. Public access to the balcony surrounding the torch has been barred for safety reasons since 1916.自由女神像（自由启发世界;法语：LaLibertééclairantle monde）是一个巨大的新古典主义的雕塑在自由岛在纽约港在纽约市，在美国。
自由女神像英文介绍Among all of the America's symbols, the statue of liberty is the most famous statue around the world. It was a present from France in 1876 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of American’s independence. The Statue of Liberty, the a symbol of the United States, is now located in the west of New York City, Manhattan, The monument is designed for the US independence and the France-American alliance.(联盟) At that time, a majority of people were fighting for freedom which is of extreme value. It's said that a brave woman with a torch in her right hand and sacrificed for the liberty. It shocked Batholdi巴特尔迪.Consequently, he signed the statue. And the body ofthe statue was as to the wife while the face was hismother’s. The Statue of Liberty was dressed inancient Greek style of dress, and wearing a crown,the crown has seven sharps. They are the symbols ofthe world's seven continents and four oceans. Statue of Liberty's right hand hold a torch, the torch up to 12 meters .The left hand hold "The Declaration of Independence". It was completed and opened in October 28, 1886. The ue of Liberty is 46 meters high, with base plate’s seat for 93 meters and weighs 200 tons. It is made up of metal, and placed on a base made up of concrete. Joseph Pulitzer raised 100 thousand dollars to build the base of the Statue of Liberty, and now the base is an American Immigration History Museum. In 1942 the U.S.government made a decision to the United States the Statue of Liberty as a national heritage. In 1984, the Statue of Liberty was named as a World Heritage. Hundred of years now, whenever the ships or aircrafts in, out of or through the New York Harbor, the first witness is this magnificent statue. Today, the Statue of Liberty has become the symbol of New York and throughout the United States. 100th anniversary of its completion, it specifically for the U.S. government held a grand celebration And now more than a century, the island stands the Statue of Liberty statue in a free American nation has become a symbol of friendship between the people of U.S. and France, always expressing the American people for democracy, longing for the noble ideals of freedom. 美国自由女神像文化遗产1984年列入世界遗产名录。
