自由女神像 The Statue of Liberty

Profile （简介） The Statue of Liberty was first assembled in Paris in 1884, then disassembled and reassembled in the United States at what is now called Liberty Island. Beginning in July 1981, a series of inspections was conducted by the National Park Service and by an International team of engineers and architects. Over a dozen problem areas needing attention were identified: Rust stains on the exterior copper skin Severe corrosion of some small areas of the copper skin 自由女神像 The Statue of Liberty

Profile （简介） Construction of the Statue of Liberty: began in France: 1875 Sculptor: Auguste Bartholdi – Quartermaster （军需官） to a force of five thousand soldiers Statue completed in Paris: June 1884 Statue presented to America by the people of France: July 4, 1884 Location of Statue: Liberty Island, formerly Bedloe's Island and Fort Wood (fortress for protection of New York Harbor 1811) Height from base to torch (1984 Survey): 152' 2" (46.84m) Length of hand: 16' 5" (5.00m) Index finger （食指） : 8' 0" (2.44m)

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自由岛 (Liberty Island ) 美国自由岛 自由岛 (Liberty Island ) ，亦称 自由女神岛，旧称白德 路岛 (Bedloe's Island, 1956 年以前 ) 。 美国纽 约市一岛屿，在上纽约 湾内，隔水与曼哈顿岛 南端相望。

历史背景 in the mid-1870s,French artist Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was working on an enormous project called Liberty Enlightening the world,a monument celebrating US independence and the France- America alliance.At the same time,he was in love with a woman whom he had met in Canada.His mother could not approve of her son's affection for a woman she had never met,but Barthokdi went ahead and married his love in That same year Bartholid had assembled the statue's right arm and torch,and displayed them in Philadelphia.It is said that he had used his wife's arm as the model,but felt her face was too beautiful for the statue.He needed someone whose face represented suffering yet strength,someone more severe than beautiful.He chose his mother. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on an island in Upper New York Bay in 1886.It had his mother's face and his wife's body,but Bartholdi called it " my daughter,Liberty ".

Liberty Enlightening the World  The Statue of Liberty is more than a monument （纪念碑）. She is a beloved friend, a living symbol of freedom to millions around the world.  These exhibits are a tribute （颂歌） to the people who created her, to those who built and paid for her, to the ideals she represents, and to the hopes she inspires.  Statue of Liberty Information Official name of the statue of liberty is "Liberty Enlightening the World" （ “ 自 由照耀世界之神 ” ）