The world-famous Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island in new york Harbor, symbolizing the lofty ideal of the American people for freedom.

The Statue of Liberty weighed 450,000 pounds, was 46 meters high and its base was 45 meters high. It was the tallest memorial building in the world at that time. Its full name is "Statue of Liberty National Monument", and its official name is "Statue of Liberty that shines the world". The whole bronze statue takes 120 steel as the skeleton, 80 copper sheets as the outer skin, and 300,000 rivets are assembled and fixed on the bracket, with a total weight of 225. The steel bracket inside the bronze statue was designed and manufactured by architect Jovi Reboduk and French engineer Eiffel, who is famous for building the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

The goddess, with her lips closed, wearing a radiant crown and an ancient Roman robe, held a torch 12 meters high in her right hand and a stone tablet symbolizing the American Declaration of Independence in her left hand, engraved with the words "1776. 7. 4" as the date of the declaration. The broken chain is still on the foot, symbolizing the overthrow of tyranny. On the pedestal of the granite statue, Emma, an American poetess, is engraved. A famous poem by Shana Rocchi:

Sightseeing tourists take the elevator from the bottom of the bronze statue to the top of the pedestal, and then climb to the crown at the top along the spiral staircase inside the Statue of Liberty 17 1. For the convenience of tourists, there are some rest seats in every third section of the spiral staircase for tourists who can't reach the top at one breath. The crown can accommodate 40 people at the same time, and there are 25 small bars around it, each about 1 m high. Looking out through the window, there are many high-rise buildings on Manhattan Island, which is known as the "steel Babylon" in the East. New york Bay in the south is endless, and the waves and boats set each other off; The Hudson River in the north winds into the distance. From the crown to the right, you can climb to the bottom of the torch at the height of the bronze statue's right arm. 12 people can look out of the window. For security reasons, it is no longer open to the public. The pedestal of the statue is a hall, which was converted into an immigration museum by the US federal government in 1972. There is a cinema in the museum, which shows movies about the life of early immigrants in the United States for tourists. From downtown to Liberty Island, there is a ferry every half hour, which is very convenient.

This masterpiece of art was created by a talented sculptor in the late19th century. His name is Frederick? August? Bartholdi. 1834 bartholdi was born in an Italian family in France. He has loved sculpture since his youth, and the image of the Statue of Liberty has existed in his mind for a long time. 185 1 year Louis? Napoleon? One day after Bonaparte staged a coup to overthrow the Second Republic, a group of determined * * * and party member built fortifications in the street. At dusk, a young girl jumped over the obstacle with a burning torch and shouted "Forward" and rushed at the enemy. Bonaparte's gun rang and the girl fell in a pool of blood. Bartholdi witnessed this fact with his own eyes, and his mood could not be calm for a long time. Since then, the girl who bravely climbed the torch has become a symbol of freedom in his heart.

1865, at the suggestion of others, bartholdi decided to create a statue symbolizing freedom, and the French people took it as a gift from the French government to the American government to celebrate the100th anniversary of American independence. Interestingly, not long after, bartholdi met a girl named Jenny at a wedding, which made Jenny beautiful and dignified. Bartholdi thought it was appropriate for her to be the model of the Statue of Liberty to "light up the world", and Anna accepted the request with pleasure. In the process of sculpture, they had a pure love and finally got married.

1869 After the sketch design of the Statue of Liberty was completed, bartholdi began to devote himself to sculpture. He went to the United States to win American support for the statue project, but Americans never realized the preciousness of this gift. Until 1876, when bartholdi was in Philadelphia to participate in the exposition celebrating the 0/00th anniversary of independence/kloc-0, the Statue of Liberty held the torch in order to attract public attention, which caused a sensation. The hand in front of people is only 2.44 meters long with the index finger, the diameter is over 1 meter, and the nail thickness is 25 cm. There are 12 people standing by the torch. So this sculpture, which was little known a few days ago, suddenly became a treasure of art that all Americans are eager to appreciate. Soon, the US Congress passed a resolution, officially approving the President's acceptance of the request of the Statue of Liberty, and at the same time determining Bedro Island as the site of the Statue of Liberty.

1On July 6th, 884, the Statue of Liberty was officially presented to the United States. On August 5 of the same year, the foundation stone laying project of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty started. At the beginning of 1886, 75 workers climbed high scaffolding and nailed about 100 parts of the Statue of Liberty to its skeleton with 300,000 rivets. /kloc-in the middle of 0/0, the Statue of Liberty was finally established. 10/0 On October 28th, the President of the United States personally attended the unveiling ceremony of the Statue of Liberty and delivered a speech. Countless people gathered around the statue and looked up at the Statue of Liberty excitedly for the first time.

Because of his outstanding achievements, bartholdi was elected as an honorary citizen of new york and a commanding member of the French Medal of Honor. He died in Paris on 1904, 1015 October, but the freedom statues he created always expressed people's love and yearning for freedom.