The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island south of Manhattan and was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Recognised the world over, the Statue of Liberty is proudly revered by Americans as a symbol of freedom and independence.
Presented as a celebration of the centenary of the independence of the US, the statue holds a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left. Inscribed on the tablet is July IV MDCCLXXVI, the date of the Declaration of Independence. One of her mighty feet stands on the chains that the country threw off that day and the seven spikes of her crown are said to represent the seven seas of the world.
The statue was presented to the people of the United States by the French Third Republic in 1886. As immigrants arrived at the nearby federal immigration station on Ellis Island, they saw the spectacular figure of the goddess of Liberty as the first indication that they had arrived in the "land of the free".
Visitors must travel by ferry to Liberty Island and there is a museum on the pedestal upon which the statue stands. It is possible to go into the head to see the spectacular view it affords, although the staircase in the uplifted arm is now restricted to staff use.
The statue was presented to the people of the United States by the French Third Republic in 1886. As immigrants arrived at the nearby federal immigration station on Ellis Island, they saw the spectacular figure of the goddess of Liberty as the first indication that they had arrived in the "land of the free".
Visitors must travel by ferry to Liberty Island and there is a museum on the pedestal upon which the statue stands. It is possible to go into the head to see the spectacular view it affords, although the staircase in the uplifted arm is now restricted to staff use.
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