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The Statue of Liberty, a hollow colossus composed of thinly pounded copper sheets over a steel framework, stands on an island at the entrance to New York Harbor. It was designed by sculptor Frédéric ...
Social-media users were in stitches over the moment captured in the viral clip, with one saying, "it's given you memes forever." ...
The original torch, replaced by a replica in the 1980s, takes pride of place in the new Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island. S. Pelly / Musée des Arts et Métiers The Statue of Liberty ...
Standing tall and proud in the New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty is a world-renowned landmark that has come to symbolize the ideals of freedom and opportunity. This iconic statue, gifted to the ...
The 19th-century American poet Emma Lazarus said she wrote the sonnet “The New Colossus” to raise money for the construction of the Statue of Liberty because she believed the statue would serve as a ...
Though I live in Asheville now and boast of its culture and resilience, I hail originally from New York. A small piece of me will always remain in Manhattan. Recently, I visited my 94-year-old ...
Brattleboro-born Richard Morris Hunt was chosen to design a gigantic pedestal to support the Statue of Liberty. The statue ...
With views of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline ... or catch a ferry to Ellis Island. It’s a history lesson, picnic spot, and playground all rolled into one.
A little over a year ago, while trying to secure votes to pass a $1.2-trillion spending package, House Speaker Mike Johnson reportedly told the fiscal conservative members of his party to vote for ...