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Statue of Liberty

Made in Paris by the French sculptor Bartholdi, in collaboration with Gustave Eiffel (who was responsible for the steel framework), this towering monument to liberty was a gift from France on the centenary of American independence. Inaugurated in 1886, the sculpture stands at the entrance to New York Harbour and has welcomed millions of immigrants to the United States ever since.

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The Statue of Liberty is a gigantic neoclassical sculpture that welcomed immigrants to the New York harbour, and is symbolic for the populating of the United States in the second half of the 19th century.

It was a gift from France on the centenary of American independence in 1886. The piece was constructed in the studios of Bartholdi, Paris (a symbolic conception in Europe). Gustave Eiffel constructed its metallic skeleton. In 1886 it was officially inaugurated.

Between 1840 and 1880, over 9 million foreigners had landed in the United States. 

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