8 November 2019 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Museums, Exhibitions, New York City, UNESCO World Heritage
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© flickr.com – William Warby/cc-by-2.0
The Statue of Liberty (
Liberty Enlightening the World) is a colossal
neoclassical sculpture on
Liberty Island in
New York Harbor in
New York, in the
United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of
France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by
Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
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14 December 2013 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, New York City, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, UNESCO World Heritage
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Statue of Liberty © flickr.com – Koshy Koshy/cc-by-2.0
is a small uninhabited island in
New York Harbor in the United States, best known as the location of the
Statue of Liberty. Though so called since the start of the 20th century, the name did not become official until 1956. In 1937, by proclamation 2250,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt expanded the
Statue of Liberty National Monument to include all of
Bedloe’s Island, and in 1956, an act of Congress officially renamed it. It became part of the
National Register of Historic Places site
Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island in 1966. The island was closed to the public after
Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 until reopening on July 4, 2013.
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