Traveling to New York must not go wrong with the symbol of New York – the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is located in New York City, New York, in the upper part of New York Bay. It includes two small islands: Liberty Island and Ellis Island. The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island, which was once a major site for immigrants entering the United States. The Statue of Liberty is the representative of freedom in the world. Its official name is Liberty Enlightening the World. It depicts a woman breaking free from the tyranny of the shackles placed at her feet, holding the burning torch of freedom in her right hand and holding a book in her left hand. , the book reads in Arabic numerals July 4, 1776, the day the United States declared independence. She wears a flowing robe, and the crown on her head has seven cones representing the seven oceans and continents.A trip on the statue of Liberty cruise is a great choice.
The Statue of Liberty itself is 46 meters high, and the base is 93 meters in total. The surface of the goddess is covered by a 2.4-meter-thick copper sheet, which covers its internal iron body. The iron body was designed by French engineer Gustave Alexandre Eiffel. Also the designer of the Eiffel Tower. The concrete and marble base was designed by American architect Richard Morris Hunt and is 47 meters high. Surrounding the goddess is a star-shaped enclosure that was part of Wood’s Battery, built in the early 19th century to defend New York in the War of 1812. The Statue of Liberty is a memorial to the alliance between the United States and France during the American Revolution (1775-1783). The Goddess was designed by French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi and completed in 1884. The French people raised donations to build the goddess, and American news publisher Joseph Pulitzer used the funds raised to build the base of the goddess.Statue of Liberty Cruise is recommended.
The Statue of Liberty was first exhibited in Paris, France, then disassembled and shipped to New York, where it was reassembled at its current location, and was officially unveiled by President Grover Cleveland on October 28, 1886. The Statue of Liberty quickly became a symbol of freedom in the world. She welcomed thousands of immigrants and tourists arriving in New York Bay. Statue of Liberty Pedestal Sonnets by American poet Emma Lazarus sing in the wind every day:
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land:
Her at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!”cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Sen these, the homeless, tempest-tost, to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
In preparation for the Statue of Liberty’s Centennial Celebration in 1986, a joint American-French restoration program refurbished and cleaned the Statue of Liberty, and replaced her glass and metal torches with those wrapped in gold leaf. Tourists can take a boat to Liberty Island, and then take the elevator or climb the 192 steps to reach the sightseeing point at the base. There is also the Statue of Liberty Museum in the base part. If you climb the 354 steps (equivalent to 22 floors), you can reach the goddess’ crown from the base, and enjoy the beautiful view of New York Harbor and New York City. Ellis Island was the gateway to the United States for about 16 million immigrants between 1892 and 1954. From 1984 to 1990, the customs office of that year was transformed into the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, with three floors of exhibition halls, a research library, etc., which recorded the history of immigration in the United States. In 1984, UNESCO listed it as a world cultural heritage.
