Interesting facts about statue of liberty
You can't see the feet of the
statue, but in fact the goddess are trampled onto the shackles of being the
fault, with the foot is raised, symbolizing the liberation from oppression and
slavery.
Liberty Enlightening
The full name of the statue is
Liberty Enlightening the World (liberty enlightening the world).
The torch symbolizes the American
independence day (4 July 1776).
93-meter-high statue, weighed 204 tons.
It is estimated that about 4 million
tourists visit the statue each year.
This is a gift donated by France in
1886 to commemorate the victory of the American Revolution and the abolition of
slavery.
Edouard de
Laboulaye, who thought up the idea for the statue of freedom hope the gift will
inspire the French struggle for democracy before the monarchy of Napoleon III.
Gustave
Eiffel, designer of the Eiffel Tower is also the person behind the design backbone chassis of the statue of liberty.
24k gold
The face
of the statue was supposedly patterned sculptor's mother Charlotte.
The
statue's torch section has been replaced by 24k gold in 1984.
You can't
see the feet of the statue, but in fact the goddess are trampled onto the
shackles of being the fault, with the foot is raised, symbolizing the
liberation from oppression and slavery.
Liberty
became a symbol of the immigrant people hope the second half of the 19th
century with more than 9 million people flock to the United States. The statue
was the first thing they see when the boat to dock on the shore.
In 1984,
the statue was put on the list of cultural heritage of UNESCO.
The statue
was said to be inspired about 600 lightning each year from the date of
construction.
Two people
have committed suicide by jumping from the top of the statue down, in 1929 and
1932, while many others have jumped and survived.
The statue
has many copies around the world, including to France, Brazil, China.
After the
terrorist attacks on 9/11, the statue was closed for security reasons. In 2004,
a new walkway was opened back and only for a small number of visitors go to the
top in 2009.
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