Bartholdi had selected Bedloe's Island — now called Liberty Island — in New York as the site for the statue, since it was visible to every ship entering New York Harbor. But to get there ...
Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France ... In his speech, Glucksmann referenced New York poet Emma Lazarus' words about the statue, the “mighty woman with a torch” who ...
The iconic copper-clad sculpture was created by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and currently sits on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. There is a replica of the statue in the Seine River in Paris ...