The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty
Photo by structural system: creator_role QS:P,Q2448108 Gustave Eiffel  (1832–1923)       Alternative names Alexandre Gustave Eiffel Description French civil engineer, architect, entrepreneur, engineer, general contractor and aerospace engineerAmongst his most notable works there's his eponymous tower in Paris, France (Tour Eiffel) and the design of the internal structural elements of the Statue of Liberty in New York, USA. Date of birth/death 15 December 1832  27 December 1923  Location of birth/death Dijon Paris Work period 1855 – Authority file : Q20882 VIAF: 44407671 ISNI: 0000 0001 1059 9000 ULAN: 500000800 LCCN: n83210418 NLA: 48864430 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q20882 sculptor: creator_role QS:P,Q1281618 Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi  (1834–1904)     Description French sculptor and painter Date of birth/death 2 August 1834  4 October 1904  Location of birth/death Colmar 6th arrondissement of Paris Work period 1849 –1904  Work location Paris  Authority file : Q223274 VIAF: 7494435 ISNI: 0000 0000 6630 8156 ULAN: 500012902 LCCN: n84037622 NAID: 10567945 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q223274 pedestal: creator_role QS:P,Q12014132 Richard Morris Hunt  (1827–1895)    Description American-French architect and sculptor Date of birth/death 31 October 1827  31 July 1895  Location of birth/death Brattleboro Newport Authority file : Q940298 VIAF: 22951545 ISNI: 0000 0001 1607 2429 ULAN: 500029112 LCCN: n79139715 Open Library: OL1382395A WorldCat/ CC BY-SA 4.0

During my visit to New York City, I observed the iconic statue of liberty closely. The statue, designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, is a neoclassical artwork that stands tall at 151 feet above the ground, weighing around 450000 pounds. It stands on Liberty Island in the New York harbor and was dedicated to the citizens of the United States on October 28, 1886. The statue symbolizes freedom and is a representation of the friendship between the United States and France. I found it interesting to learn about all the efforts that went into creating the statue and the different phases it went through before becoming the iconic structure influencing humanity since more than 150 years.

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