• The statue was presented to the U.S. by France on July 4, 1884 as an expression of friendship and the ideal of liberty shared by both peoples.  The statue was then shipped to the United States.  It was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
• She wears a crown of 7 spikes that stand for light of liberty on the 7 seas and 7 continents.
• A chain that represents tyranny or unjust rule lies broken at her feet.
• The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island at the entrance to New York Harbor in Upper New York Bay. She sits atop the star shaped Ft. Hood.
• The statue is composed of 300 sheets of copper fastened with rivets. The copper sheets are only 3/32 inch thick.
• Sculptor Auguste Bartholdi designed the statue and chose the site.
• The statue stands 151 feet high from feet to torch.
• Liberty holds a glowing torch in her right hand. Her left arm cradles a tablet bearing the date of the Declaration of Independence in roman numerals.
• The crown houses an observation deck with 25 windows that can hold 20 people.

         The New Colossus
         Not like the brazen giant of Greek frame,
         with conquering limbs astride from land to land;
         Here at our sea-washed, sunset gate shall stand
         a mighty woman with a torch
         whose flame is imprisoned lighting,
         and her name is Mother of Exiles.
 

         From her beacon-hand glows
         world-wide welcome;
         her mild eyes command the air-bridged harbor
         that twin cities frame.
         "Keep ancient lands your storied pomp!"
         cries she with silent lips.
 

         "Give me your tired, your poor,
         Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
         The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
         Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
         I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

        Emma Lazarus (1849-1887)

Did You Know...?
On July 4, 1984, the torch was extinguished so restorations could be made.  It was relit on July 4, 1986, which marked its centennial.

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    http://www.britannica.com/