Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

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The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous sculptural works of art in the world, which is located in the United States of America, which is visited by tourists from all over the world, as it is visited by no less than two million people annually, and this statue of a young woman who was liberated from the shackles of tyranny, threw it at her feet, and then held her hand In her right hand is a torch symbolizing freedom, and in her left hand is a book on which they have inscribed 4 / July / 1776, which is the date of the independence of the United States of America, and she wears a crown with seven flames on her head, symbolizing the seven continents in the world.

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This statue is located in the United States of America, and it settles on Liberty Island located in New York Bay to receive all visitors, as it is 600 meters away from Jersey City in the state of New Jersey, and covers an area estimated at 490000 square meters, and in World War I, an explosion occurred in Jersey City It caused damage to the statue amounting to one hundred thousand US dollars, and the number of visitors was determined until the completion of the repair.

Dedication of the Statue of Liberty

وكانَ مِنْ المُفترَض أَنْ يكونَ تِمثال الحُرية، تِمثالاً يُزين مِصر بالإضافة إلِى الأهرامات، حيث أن مُصَمِمَ هِذَا التّمثال “فريدريك يارتولدي” قَد قَام بِزيارَةِ الخديوي اسماعيل أَنذاك ليعرض عَليه تَصميم هَذا التِمثال لِيقومَ بِوَضْعِهِ على مَدْخَلِ قَناةِ السّويس كتمثالٍ يزيدُ مِن رَوعةِ القَناةِ، لكنّ الخديوي رَفضَ The designer offered it because there was not enough money to put this statue, especially since at that time large sums were spent on excavating the canal.

After the Khedive rejected this statue, France thought that it was presented as a memorial gift to the United States of America in the memory of its occupation after its independence, and it was a Hard in Frances from the advancement of this component, which are two days and the strengthening of the righteousness of the United States, Provided that the French design the statue, and the Americans design the base for the statue.

The size of the Statue of Liberty

And the official name of the statue Liberty Enlightening the worldAnd it represents democracy, as its total length is 93 meters or the equivalent of 305 feet, and it weighs 125 tons. US President Grover Cleveland inaugurated this statue on October 28 / 1886, and its designer is Frederic Bartholdi, and the structural designer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower The magnificent Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Brief history of the Statue of Liberty

• The design of the statue was completed in France in July 1885.
• The statue arrived in New York by steamship in July 1885.
• The foundation stone for the statue was laid in August 1885.
• The construction work of the statue ended in: April 1886.
• The official inauguration of the statue took place in: October / 1886.
• The statue was declared a national monument in the United States of America in: October / 1924.
• The statue was included in the World Heritage List: 1984.
• In 1986, to celebrate the statue's XNUMXth year, a complete restoration was made to the statue and a golden overlay was installed for the statue's torch to light up New York City at night.
• After the events of September 11, 2001, the American authorities closed the museum and the island to visitors to tighten security measures, then the outer part was reopened, and visitors are subjected to a security check before entering the island.
• On the occasion of the golden jubilee of the creation of the statue, US President Franklin Roosevelt re-dedicated the statue to the American people.
• The Statue of Liberty is not limited to the statue in New York only, but there are many Statues of Liberty in many places in the world, including: Paris, China, Austria, Japan, Vietnam, and Korea.