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Statue of Liberty

Vicinity: New York Harbor
Island of Liberty Island in Statue of Liberty National Monument

Type: Sculpture

Travel Genus: Sight
Sight Category: Structure

Theme Group: Picture Perfect

Sculpture

As Noted In: 100 or So Notable Sculpture, Phantom
As Noted In: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
As shouted: Kid Approved Sights, Goblins
As Noted In: Travelers Challenge - Sophisticated Globetrotter's Record Book, 1987, George Blagowidow
As Noted In: World Heritage List, UNESCO

Liberty Enlightening the World

The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a National Monument in 1924 and restored for her centennial on July 4, 1986. - NPS

Y/M/D	Person	Association	Description	Composition	Food	Event
Y/M/D	Person	Association	Description	Composition	Food	Event
1871/00/00	Frederic Auguste Bartholdi	Life	Bartholdi makes his first trip to America, to promote the idea of a colossal statue of Liberty as a gift from the French to the American people in honor of the centennial of American independence.
1876/06/00	Frederic Auguste Bartholdi	Sculptor	Right arm of Statue of Liberty, holding the torch, is exhibited at the Centennial Exposition to raise money for its completion.			Centennial Exposition
1878/06/30	Frederic Auguste Bartholdi	Sculptor	At the Exposition Universelle (3rd Paris World's Fair) , the completed head of the Statue of Liberty is showcased in the garden of the Trocadero palace, while other pieces were on display in the Champs de Mars.			1878 Exposition Universelle
1881/00/00	Richard Morris Hunt	Architect	Richard Morris Hunt is hired to design the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty.
1883/00/00	Charles Pomeroy Stone	Chief Engineer	Charles Stone becomes the Chief Engineer of the Statue of Liberty project at Bedloe's Island. He planned and supervised the construction of the pedestal, concrete foundation and the reassembly of the Statue of Liberty after its arrival from France.
1883/10/09	Francis Hopkinson Smith	Architect	Excavation begin for the concrete foundation for the Statue of Liberty.
1884/08/05			On a rainy day the Statue of Liberty foundation stone is sealed during a Masonic ceremony chaired by William A Brodie, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. Artifacts include a copy of the Declaration of Independence.
1886/04/22			The last stone of the granite base of the Statue of Liberty is set in place.
1886/10/28	Frederic Auguste Bartholdi	Sculptor	Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886/10/28	Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel	Engineer	Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1909/09/26	Wilbur Wright	Inventor	During the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, Wilbur Wright takes off from Governors Island, circles the Statue of Liberty and lands back on Governors.
1939/08/30	Norddeutscher Lloyd	German Industry	As the blacked out BREMEN sails down the Hudson River, 900 crewmen line her decks and give the Nazi salute to the Statue of Liberty. The Bremen sails back full speed to Germany.			World War II Begins

Y/M/D

Person

Association

Description

Composition

Food

Event

Y/M/D

Person

Association

Description

Composition

Food

Event

1871/00/00

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

Life

Bartholdi makes his first trip to America, to promote the idea of a colossal statue of Liberty as a gift from the French to the American people in honor of the centennial of American independence.

1876/06/00

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

Sculptor

Right arm of Statue of Liberty, holding the torch, is exhibited at the Centennial Exposition to raise money for its completion.

Centennial Exposition

1878/06/30

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

Sculptor

At the Exposition Universelle (3rd Paris World's Fair) , the completed head of the Statue of Liberty is showcased in the garden of the Trocadero palace, while other pieces were on display in the Champs de Mars.

1878 Exposition Universelle

1881/00/00

Richard Morris Hunt

Architect

Richard Morris Hunt is hired to design the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty.

1883/00/00

Charles Pomeroy Stone

Chief Engineer

Charles Stone becomes the Chief Engineer of the Statue of Liberty project at Bedloe's Island. He planned and supervised the construction of the pedestal, concrete foundation and the reassembly of the Statue of Liberty after its arrival from France.

1883/10/09

Francis Hopkinson Smith

Architect

Excavation begin for the concrete foundation for the Statue of Liberty.

1884/08/05

On a rainy day the Statue of Liberty foundation stone is sealed during a Masonic ceremony chaired by William A Brodie, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. Artifacts include a copy of the Declaration of Independence.

1886/04/22

The last stone of the granite base of the Statue of Liberty is set in place.

1886/10/28

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

Sculptor

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886/10/28

Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel

Engineer

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1909/09/26

Wilbur Wright

Inventor

During the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, Wilbur Wright takes off from Governors Island, circles the Statue of Liberty and lands back on Governors.

1939/08/30

Norddeutscher Lloyd

German Industry

As the blacked out BREMEN sails down the Hudson River, 900 crewmen line her decks and give the Nazi salute to the Statue of Liberty. The Bremen sails back full speed to Germany.

World War II Begins