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Americans paid for the stone pedestal Lady Liberty stands on today, but the statue itself was a gift from the French. However, it has taken on other symbolism over the years, having greeted ...

Pelly / Musée des Arts et Métiers The Statue of Liberty being preassembled on the ... s early sketch for the statue featured a pedestal inspired by the Pyramids of Giza. Bartholdi Museum ...

Brattleboro-born Richard Morris Hunt was chosen to design a gigantic pedestal to support the Statue of Liberty. The statue ...

Atop its pedestal (designed by American architect Richard Morris ... Criterion (vi): The symbolic value of the Statue of Liberty lies in two basic factors. It was presented by France with the ...

Liberty is a word I identify with the United States. It’s not something I had consciously planned. It means more than freedom – it means fighting for your freedom and taking action against those who ...

While the Statue of Liberty was a gift, its creators believed the project should be a joint effort: The French paid for the statue, while the U.S. paid for its pedestal. That involved a massive ...