It’s one of the sure Statue of Liberty facts that the Statue of Liberty is an icon, representing the United States all around the world. Some people may be surprised to learn that the Statue of Liberty was actually made in France, although this is also one of the well-established Statue of Liberty facts.
The timing was perfect. While discussion of a statue began in the 1860s, planning and construction of the Statue of Liberty began in the 1870s. The torch-bearing arm and the head of the statue were completed first, in 1876 and 1877. These were put on public display in order to raise money for the completion of the statue, until the final assembly and dedication in 1886.
The Statue of Liberty was designed and built by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, with the engineering help of Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel, who is famous for the Eiffel Tower in Paris, was important in providing the structure for the large metal sculpture.
Bartholdi had initially planned to build parts of the Statue of Liberty with masonry. However, with Eiffel’s expertise, he was able to execute his design in metal. Because Bartholdi was working with metal, he decided to construct the entire statue in France and then ship it to the United States. Had he continued with his original plan and used masonry, it would have been necessary to construct the Statue of Liberty on what is now Liberty Island in New York Harbor.
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