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Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi

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A French sculptor, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, visited New York and wanted to build a statue on Bledsoe's Island. The island is located at the tip of Manhattan. Batrthodi returned to France and began building the statue with help from many people. One of the people who helped him was a designer named Alexandre Gustave. Mr. Gustave is the designer of a very famous tower in Paris, France, the Eiffel Tower.

Her crown has seven spikes. Each spike represents the seven seas and seven continents of the world.

In her left hand Liberty holds a tablet with the date July 4, 1776 in roman numerals. Do you know why July 4, 1776 was written on her tablet? On July 4, 1776, America claimed independence from England. Her crown has seven spikes. Each spike represents the seven seas and seven continents of the world.

Barthodi named the statue "Liberty". He said she is a symbol of America's freedom. The lamp she holds in her right hand is to welcome people coming to America. She represents "Liberty Enlightening the World."

A pedestal built for the Statue of Liberty to be placed on.

The Statue of Liberty was completed in 1884. The statue had to be taken apart for its trip to America. Two hundred fourteen crates filled with 350 pieces of Lady Liberty were put on a ship that would cross the Atlantic Ocean. A pedestal was built for the statue On Bedloe's Island.

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