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Asset Title: Statue of Liberty at Night

Asset type: Photo

Status: active

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"Copyright:Jeff Greenberg"

Caption:

Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La liberté éclairant le monde), is the actual name of the Statue of Liberty, a large statue that was presented to the United States by France in 1886 to commemorate the centennial of the United States. Also known as “Lady Liberty,” an American icon recognized around the world, the statue is 151' 1" (46.5 m) tall. A female figure representing liberty and freedom from oppression stands on a pedestal and foundation in the shape of an irregular eleven-pointed star. She is dressed in a robe and has a seven point spiked rays representing the seven seas and seven continents, holding a flaming torch in her right hand and a stone tablet in her left hand with the date of the nation's birth, July 4, 1776. The statue is made of a sheeting of pure copper, hung on a framework of steel while the flame of the torch is coated in gold leaf. The Statue of Liberty National Monument is administered by the National Park Service.

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Statue of Liberty