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The statue was originally called Liberty Enlightening the World. As a symbol of freedom, the statue represents a woman who has just escaped from the chains of slavery, which lie at her feet. Her right hand holds aloft the burning torch of liberty. ...
The statue is one of the largest ever built. ... The surface of the statue
consists of more than three hundred hammered copper sheets about one-tenth of an inch thick. ... The statue is supported by an iron frame, which is anchored in an elaborately carved pedestal. ...
The statue was a gift of the French people to the United States in commemoration of a Centennial of American Independence. ... Auguste Bartholdi, assigned to execute the memorial in 1874, proposed that the French people erect a mammoth statue upon one of the islands in New York Harbor. ... Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars was raised for the statue by subscription from the French people.
The statue was completed for presentation to the United States in Paris on July 4,1884.
Approximate Word count = 782
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