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The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States in 1886 to commemorate American independence. It was designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and engineer Gustave Eiffel and depicts a robed woman holding a torch and tablet. In order to transport it to the US, the 151 foot statue was disassembled into 350 pieces and reassembled on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor. On October 28, 1886 it was officially dedicated by President Grover Cleveland as a symbol of freedom and democracy for immigrants arriving in America.

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The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States in 1886 to commemorate American independence. It was designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and engineer Gustave Eiffel and depicts a robed woman holding a torch and tablet. In order to transport it to the US, the 151 foot statue was disassembled into 350 pieces and reassembled on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor. On October 28, 1886 it was officially dedicated by President Grover Cleveland as a symbol of freedom and democracy for immigrants arriving in America.

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The Statue of Liberty

One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty,
was a gift of friendship [01] from the people of France to the United
States on the centenary of American independence. It 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.
Made in Paris by the French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, in
collaboration with Gustave Eiffel (who was responsible for the steel
framework [02]). The statue is of a robed female figure [03]
representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a
torch [04] and a tabula ansata a tablet evoking the law upon
which [05] is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of
Independence, July 4, 1776. A broken chain lies at her feet.
Before it could be transported to the United States, a site [06] had to
be found for it and a pedestal had to be built. The site chosen was an
island at the entrance of [07] New York Harbor. By, 1884, a
statue which was 151 feet tall [08] had been erected in Paris. In
order to transport the statue to America, the figure was disassembled
into 350 pieces and packed in 214 crates [09]. Four months later, it was
reassembled on Bedloes Island (renamed Liberty Island in 1956).
On October 28, 1886, the statue had been put together again [10]
and it was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi.
President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty before [11]
thousands of spectators. Ever since, the great monument has been a
symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through
New York Harbor to make their homes in America.
Liberty Enlightening the World, the official name of the Statue of Liberty,
was extensively restored in time for the spectacular centennial of
American independence on 4 July 1986, for whom it symbolized the
ideals of Washington and Lincoln. It has continued to inspire people
across the world.

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[01] um presente de amizade
[02] estrutura de ao

[03] figura feminina vestida com uma toga


[04] carrega uma tocha
[05] na qual, sobre a qual
[06] um local
[07] na entrada
[08] que tinha 151 ps de altura (aproximadamente 46,5 metros de
altura)
[09] caixotes
[10] foi montada novamente
[11] diante de

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