Statue De La Liberte

Liberty Enlightening the World 1 (Liberty Enlightening The World), more commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue Of Liberty), is one of the most famous monuments of the United States. This monumental statue is located in New York, on the island of Liberty Island south of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson and nearby Ellis Island 'd.
It was built in France and hosted by the French people, a sign of friendship between the two nations, to celebrate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. The statue was discovered in broad daylight October 28, 1886 in the presence of the President of the United States, Grover Cleveland. The idea came from a lawyer and professor at the College de France Edouard de Laboulaye, in 1865, the project was awarded in 1871 to the French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi. For the selection of brass to be employed in the construction, architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc had the idea of ​​repoussé. In 1879, the death of Viollet-le-Duc, Bartholdi called on engineer Gustave Eiffel in deciding the internal structure of the statue. It devised a metal tower supporting the copper plates hammered and fixed.
The statue is part of the National Historic Landmarks since October 15, 1924 and the World Heritage list of UNESCO since 19842.

The Statue of Liberty, as well as being a very important monument of the city of New York, became a symbol of the United States and is more generally freedom and emancipation vis-à-vis oppression. From its opening in 1886 until the Jet Age3, the statue was thus the first vision of the United States for millions of immigrants after a long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. In terms of architecture, the statue reminds the Colossus of Rhodes was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. It constitutes the main part of Statue of Liberty National Monument, which is managed by the National Park Service.

After the attacks of September 11, 2001, access was banned for safety reasons: the pedestal reopened in 2004 and the statue in 2009, with a limited number of visitors allowed access to the crown. The statue (including the pedestal and base) was closed for a year until October 28, 2012, for a secondary staircase and other safety features can be installed (access to the island is however remained open). One day after the reopening, access was again banned because of the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy. The access to the island and the statue was reopened on July 4 20134 (Public access to the balcony surrounding the torch is still banned for safety reasons, since 1916).

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