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  2. Statue of Liberty - Wikipedia

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    The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. The copper -clad statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France , was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its ...

  3. The New Colossus - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Liberty in New York City. This poem was written as a donation to an auction of art and literary works [3] conducted by the "Art Loan Fund Exhibition in Aid of the Bartholdi Pedestal Fund for the Statue of Liberty" to raise money for the pedestal's construction. [4] Lazarus's contribution was solicited by fundraiser William Maxwell Evarts.

  4. Conservation-restoration of the Statue of Liberty - Wikipedia

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    The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), a colossal sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, underwent an extensive conservation-restoration between 1984 and 1986, in advance of its centennial. The statue, designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, is part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.

  5. Statue of Liberty in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The arcade features an exhibit about the Statue of Liberty, and itself is a tribute to both the statue and France's relationship with the United States. The Statue of Liberty is featured in The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man attraction located at Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan.

  6. List of the tallest statues in the United States - Wikipedia

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    concrete base; stainless steel statue: Stands upon a 1.5 m (5 ft) base Total monument height: 28.5 m (93.6 ft) [6] Metaphor: The Tree of Utah: 27: 87: see article: Karl Momen: 1986: Bonneville Salt Flats, Western Utah: concrete: Iron Man Statue: The Emergence of Man Through Steel. 26

  7. Descent of the Independent Man in 1975 not without ... - AOL

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    The Man’s ascension was marked by a ceremony presided over by Gov. Phil Noel, Adjutant Gen. Leonard Holland and me. Since July 1976, the Independent Man has stood like a sentinel over our seat ...

  8. ‘Confederate coward’: Liberty mayor tells man to leave ...

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    Liberty Mayor Greg Canuteson told a community member to leave a city council meeting and implied he’d fight him after the man commented on a years-long debate over a Confederate statue in a city ...

  9. Replicas of the Statue of Liberty - Wikipedia

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    A replica of the Statue of Liberty is located near the Lincoln High School in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. [68] A bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty resides in Neenah, Wisconsin. It was cast in California by the Great American Bronze Works. This version of the Statue of Liberty is 14 feet, 6 inches tall. It is 10 percent the size of the ...