Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

The sculptor was Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the designer of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, designed the internal framework that supports the copper plates that make up the statue.

The official name of the statue is "Liberty Enlightening the World".

Liberty was given to the United States by France in 1886. The statue was meant to be a gift to the U.S. to celebrate the Centennial of American Independence in 1876, but politics and financial problems made it difficult to find a location and build a base.

The seven point spiked crown represents the seven seas and continents.

The statue is 151' 1" (46.5 m) tall, with the foundation adding another 154 feet (46.9 m).

The interior of the pedestal contains a bronze plaque inscribed with the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus. It has never been engraved on the exterior of the pedestal, despite such depictions in editorial cartoons.

Location

New York Harbor at the mouth of the Hudson River
Jersey City, New York County
New York
USA

Getting There

To get to the Statue of Liberty by public transport, you can take the subway or bus to Battery Park in Lower Manhattan, where you can catch a ferry to Liberty Island. The subway lines that stop near Battery Park are the 1, 4, 5, R, and W trains, while the M15 bus also goes to Battery Park. From there, you can buy tickets for the ferry at the Castle Clinton National Monument ticket booth. There is also a ferry that goes to both Liberty Island and Ellis Island.

Nearby Airports

This is a list of primary airports in New York that have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.