U.S.A. is the third largest country in the world in population and the fourth largest in area. People of Europe saw in this "New World" a chance to build new and better lives. In 1776, Colonists established an independent nation and people from almost every other part of the world settled in the country. It is called "a nation of immigrants".
In this land of all peoples of the world, in the city of New York, one of the most famous landmarks is the majestic copper sculpture that towers over the liberty island, at the entrance to the New York harbor.
The statue of liberty was given to the people of U.S.A. by the people of France in 1884. This is a gift which was an expression of friendship and an ideal of liberty shared by both peoples. French citizens donated the money to build the statue and the citizens of U.S.A. gave money for the pedestal.
The french sculptor Fredric Auguste Barthodi designed the statue and decided its size. He modelled the statue's face on the face of his mother.
The statue stands on a 5 hectare Liberty island in New York. The pedestal rises from the walls of a star shaped fort. It is 47 meters tall. The statue is over 46 meters high. It weighs 204 tons. It is made of sheets of copper. It has a stairway with 142 steps and has 25 windows. The torch glows with the help of 16 powerful lamps.
The statue was built in Paris and was handed over to U.S.A. on July 4, 1884. It was disassembled and packed in 214 wooden crates and shipped to U.S.A.
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