Statue of Liberty in the United States, Freedom Global Symbols

   Statue of Liberty, or the full Liberty Enlightening the World, is a colossal statue that stood on Liberty Island (formerly called Bedloe's Island), which was the port of New York. Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, and nearby islands, Ellis Island, declared a national monument in 1924. Statue of Liberty in the United States became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
Symbol of Freedom French sculptor, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the designer of the Statue of Liberty. The statue itself is awarded by France to the United States to commemorate 100 years of independence the United States in 1876. Statue of Liberty symbolizes freedom in the figure of a woman wearing a flying cloak and a pointed crown, carrying a torch in his right hand and the book reads "July 4, 1776". An unbroken chain lying at her feet, symbolizing the overthrow of tyranny.
Construction of the Statue of Liberty French people raise funds to finance the manufacture of the statue. Meanwhile, donations from the United States to finance the manufacture of pedestal (base statue) and the installation of the statue. In America, fundraising for the manufacture pedestal run slowly, so Joseph Pulitzer (who is famous for his Pulitzer Prize) in a newspaper editorial page, The World, providing an appeal to support the fundraising effort. Pulitzer used his newspaper to criticize the rich United States who are unable to finance the pedestal construction. Pulitzer also criticized middle class who rely solely on the wealthy to provide funding. Harsh criticism Pulitzer successfully motivate the American people to give donations. Fund has sufficient manufacturing pedestal in August 1885. Thus, the construction can be completed in April 1886. Meanwhile, the Statue of Liberty has been created in France in July 1884 and the statue arrived at the Port of New York in June 1885. Statue of Liberty was brought to the United States using the French frigate "Isere". In delivery, the Statue of Liberty is divided in 350 pieces and packed in 214 crates. Statue of Liberty assembled back at the new pedestalnya for four months. On October 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty was unveiled by President Grover Cleveland in front of thousands of visitors. Gifts hundred years of independence was delayed ten years.
Giant Sized Statue Statue of Liberty made of sheet bronze mounted on a steel frame. This statue is one of the largest sculpture in the world. The size is 93.5 feet from the pedestal base to the tip of the torch. The figure of 46.4-meter-high statue itself, with the right arm along the 12.8 meterdan hand over 5.03 meters. Head sculptures, which can be reached by stairs or elevator emergency, 8.5 meters tall when measured from the neck to the crown, while the right ear to left ear length is 3.05 meters. Weight of the Statue of Liberty around 54 tons.
Global symbol of Freedom Statue of Liberty, which was originally a symbol of international friendship, today has become a global symbol of freedom that welcomes the arrival of millions of immigrants in the United States. In 1903, the sonnet "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus U.S. poet inscribed on the pedestal main gate. Poem The New Colossus talking about millions of immigrants who arrived in the United States through Ellis Island in New York Harbor. This is the last five lines of "The New Colossus":
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!