Statue of Liberty is a colossal sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor.
The
statue is a gift to the United States from the people of France and it
has become an icon of freedom. French financed the statue and the
Americans provided the pedestal and the site. Bartholdi completed both
the head and the torch-bearing arm before the statue was fully designed.
The statue was constructed in France, shipped overseas and assembled on
the completed pedestal.
Designed by : Frederic Bartholdi
Dedicated on : October 28, 1886.
Started in the year : Early 1870s.
Located at : Bedloe's Island(Liberty Island).
Administration : United States Lighthouse Board until 1901
Later -- Department of war.
From 1933 -- National Park Service.
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