She’s towering, she’s iconic, and she’s got better photo ops than a red carpet – meet the Statue of Liberty, the ultimate ...

At the Statue of Liberty’s dedication on Oct. 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland said something that bears repeating: “We are not here today to bow before the representation of a fierce and war-like ...

The Statue of Liberty, erected in 1886 ... By then he had only completed a quarter of the building. Construction started under architect Francisco Paula de Villar in 1882. Despite a string ...

For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope ... MOSTLY-- PAID FOR HER CONSTRUCTION. BUT SHE WAS PRIMARILY THE CREATION OF ONE DRIVEN MAN: FREDERIC AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI ...

The building height was not allowed to be taller than sea level, for fear of obscuring the view of the Statue of Liberty ... the sandwich construction and selected a fiberglass type of connector ...

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 ...