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The Statue from France
The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island in New York. Many people do not realize that, despite being a symbol of America, it was not made in the United States. The large statue was actually constructed in Paris and then given to the United States as a gift.
A French sculptor named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi designed the statue. Gustave Eiffel, known for building the Eiffel Tower, was responsible for creating the statue’s metal framework. This photograph shows the final stages of the statue’s construction, taken in 1884, around the time the cornerstone was being laid.
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