The French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was assigned to design andcomplete a sculpture Liberty Enlightening the World within 1876, so that itcould be a gift for the Americans on the occasion of the hundredth anniversaryof the American Declaration of Independence. The statue was a joint venturebetween the USA and France. The French people built the statue andassemble it in the States, and the people of the USA built the pedestal for thestatue.
Raising money for the pedestal was completed in August 1885. The constructionof the pedestal was finished in April 1886. In the meantime, France completedthe Statue in July 1884.They sent it to New York by the French war ship'Isere' in 1885. While transporting the statue, it was split up into 350 pieces andpacked in 214 crates.
It took four months to put the Statue together and place it on the pedestal.Thousands of people saw the unveiling ceremony of the Statue of Liberty on 28October 1886.
The Freedom that the Statue stands for is not stationary. The broken chainwrapped around her feet, sticking out from the bottom of her robe, symbolizesher free forward movement, enlightening the world with her torch,free fromoppression and slavery.
The Statue's original torch was the first part constructed in 1876. It was replacedby a new copper torch covered in 24K gold leaf in 1984. The torch is lighted byflood light at night. The original torch is currently located in the lobby of themonument. Access to the torch has been closed since 1916.
From 28 October 2011, on her 125th anniversary, the Statue of Liberty was alsonamed "Liberty Enlightening the World Wide Web". The credit gões to a seriesof new web cams placed around her torch. Several amazinġ views will be just aclick of a mouse away. On clear days, three cameras provide unobstructed viewsof scenes far and near. Two cameras provide an ultra wide-angle interactive viewof the famous golden torch. The remaining camera looks downwards towards thecrown of The Statue of Liberty,her face and the tablet she is holding. So a personcan have access to the web cam's live feed of The Statue of Liberty fromanywhere in the world.
Composed by : Shahriar Prottoy
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