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Statue of LibertyAdvertisements
Seen as the very symbol of the United States, the Statue of Liberty stands at the entrance to New York harbour on Liberty Island and was the first sight visitors to the United States saw as they arrived. Officially christened "Liberty Enlightening the World" by its French creator, the statue was given as a gift of friendship by France to the United States in commemoration of the young country's first centenary. A number of illustrious French designers and artists were involved in the statue's construction, including Gustave Eiffel, creator of Paris' Eiffel Tower. The statue itself takes the form of a woman, robed, holding aloft a torch - the flames of which are coated with gold leaf - constructed from copper sheeting over a internal steel framework. Due to the corrosion qualities of copper, over the years he statue has developed the verdigris finish for which it is now famous - in fact, the Statue of Liberty is one of America's most marketed images worldwide. |
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