The Statue of Liberty (French: Statue de la Liberté), officially titled Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La liberté éclairant le monde), was presented to the United States by “the people of France” in 1886. Standing on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, it welcomes visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans traveling by ship.
The statue is of a robed woman holding a torch, and is made of a sheeting of pure copper, hung on a framework of steel (originally puddled iron) with the exception of the flame of the torch, which is coated in gold leaf (originally made of copper and later altered to hold glass panes). It stands atop a rectangular stonework pedestal with a foundation in the shape of an irregular eleven-pointed star. The statue is 151 ft (46 m) tall, but with the pedestal and foundation, it is 305 ft (93 m) tall.
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- Statue of Liberty crown to reopen July 4 – Democratic Underground
Statue of Liberty crown to reopen July 4. The Associated Press NEW YORK – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the crown of the Statue of Liberty will reopen July 4. Salazar, speaking from inside the statue’s crown, made the announcement … Read more - Statue of Liberty crown reopens: Salazar: The Swamp
Posted May 8, 2009 7:35 AM. The Swamp. by Mark Silva. The lofty crown of the Statue of Liberty, closed to the public since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will reopen on July the Fourth, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced … Read more - Statue Of Liberty Crown To Reopen For First Time Since 9/11
NEW YORK — The crown of the Statue of Liberty will reopen July 4 for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Friday. “On July 4, we are giving America a special gift,” Salazar …Read more - Statue of Liberty's Crown Will Reopen July 4 – City Room Blog …
Updated, 12:29 p.m. | The Statue of Liberty’s crown, which was closed after the 9/11 attacks, will reopen to the public on July 4, the White House announced on Friday morning. The decision reversed the policy of the Bush administration. … Read more - Statue of Liberty Reopening To Boost Ellis Island Tourism
July 4th, 2009 will witness the reopening of the Statue of Liberty Crown in Ellis Island, which is one of the islands of New York City. The Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced exclusively this morning on the TODAY show that … Read more - Statue of Liberty's Crown to Reopen July 4 – The Caucus Blog …
The Statue of Liberty’s crown, which was closed after the 9/11 attacks, will reopen to the public on July 4, the White House announced on Friday morning. The decision, by the Obama administration, is a reversal of a Bush-era policy. … Read more
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