La Liberté éclairant le monde. . .

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Officially titled as Liberty Enlightening the World, the monument to freedom was dedicated on October 28, 1886 to commemorate the centennial of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence. It was a gift of Friendship and Shared Ideals forged by wars - The American Revolution and the French Revolution.

The Statue is in motion; she is the predicate that tramples the chains of tyranny and injustice forever moving forward. . .

The Statue was a gift trussed by friendship and girded with ideals and common goals to anchor a bridge across the breadth of a vast ocean. These ideas are Universal and are dictated by the necessity of each man and woman to live his/her life with dignity.

The seven-speared diadem that defines the crown represents the seven seas that hug the shores of the seven continents of the World.

Her torch illuminates the path towards enlightenment where knowledge is nurtured by empathy and understanding.


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Frederic Auguste Bartholdi - Sculptor                    
Maurice Koechlin - Internal Structure Engineer
 Richard Morris Hunt - Pedestal Designer              



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