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2007-03-23 18:05:59 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
In recognition of friendship, see this site.
The National Park Service’s official history of the Statue of Liberty seems pretty clear on the monument’s origins. It reads: “The people of France gave the Statue to the people of the United States over 100 years ago in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution." It’s an explanation most Americans should remember from elementary school history class.
http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/solnews/solap020600.htm
2007-03-23 18:12:48 · answer #1 · answered by Tell It Like It Is! 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The copper statue, dedicated on October 28, 1886, commemorates the centennial of the United States and is a gesture of friendship between the two nations. The French Revolution was inspired by the American Revolution. For crying out loud, I'm not French or American and even I know that it's older than the World Wars. Don't they teach history anymore?
2007-03-23 18:13:56 · answer #2 · answered by Crash 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde), known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty, is a statue given to the United States by France in 1885, standing at Liberty Island in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor as a welcome to all visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans. The copper statue, dedicated on October 28, 1886, commemorates the centennial of the United States and is a gesture of friendship between the two nations. The sculptor was Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the designer of the Eiffel Tower, engineered the internal structure. Eugène Viollet-le-Duc was responsible for the choice of copper in the statue's construction and adoption of the Repoussé technique. The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable icons of the U.S. worldwide, and, in a more general sense, represents liberty and escape from oppression. The Statue of Liberty was, from 1886 until the Jet age, often the first glimpse of the United States for millions of immigrants after ocean voyages from Europe. In terms of visual impact, the Statue of Liberty appears to draw inspiration from il Sancarlone or the Colossus of Rhodes.
2007-03-23 18:14:02 · answer #3 · answered by amorfelicitaspax 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Cons don't comprehend the adaptation between misspeaking and legitimately believing what you assert. Obama reported 57 particularly of 40 seven, that became a misspeak. Palin thinks Paul revere became warning the British that they are able to't take our weapons, that is being an fool.
2016-10-01 10:02:58 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a modern day Trojan horse. France filled it with mentally retarded people because they did not know what to do with them.
2007-03-23 18:26:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it had something to do with the peace between France and the U.S. because the U.S. had helped then in their time of need and the statue was a gift of gratitude.
2007-03-23 18:10:23 · answer #6 · answered by cognition 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
For freeing their people and their country in world war 2
2007-03-23 18:09:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because there was no place were to put it in France?
2007-03-23 18:10:27 · answer #8 · answered by Another Face Of Me 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It was supposed to be a trojan horse, but they forgot to get IN it before they gave it to us. Next they built a large wooden badger...
2007-03-23 18:13:25 · answer #9 · answered by Andrew 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was a thank you gift for helping with deal with germany.
2007-03-23 18:21:58 · answer #10 · answered by ╣♥╠ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋