The Statue of Liberty (full name The Goddess of Liberty illuminates the world; English: Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a neoclassical bronze sculpture with big size, set on Liberty Island in New York. This work was designed by French architect Frédéric Bartholdi and was inaugurated on October 28, 1886. This is an item sent by the French people to America.

The Statue of Liberty is in the shape of a robed goddess, representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty, holding a torch in her right hand and a rock with the American independence date. This statue is a symbol of the ideal of freedom as well as of the United States itself.

The architect Bartholdi was inspired by a statement by the French juristic politician, Édouard René de Laboulaye in 1865 that any station raised to mark the independence of the United States would be worthy. worthy of a joint project of both the French and American peoples. Due to official incorporation in France, work was postponed until the 1870s. In 1875, Laboulaye proposed that France support the work and the US would build the framework and find the position. Bartholdi completes the head and handlebars before the statue is fully designed. The department's parts are exhibited for them to see in many international exhibitions. The right arm holding a torch was displayed in New York City's Madison Square Park from 1876 to 1882. Fundraising was difficult, especially on the American side. In 1885, the tool built the wall system because of lack of budget. Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New York World newspaper, must launch a donation campaign to complete the project. His running campaign attracted over 120,000 supporters. Of the contributors, most donate less than one dollar each.

The statues were built in France, arranged in large barrels and transported by ship, and then assembled on a board based on the ancient island called Bedloe Island (now Liberty Island). To mark work completed, a massive drill in New York City. It was also the first time that we certified confetti to hit the street like a falling person. The inauguration ceremony was chaired by President Grover Cleveland.

The Statue of Liberty is recognized as a National Monument and listed in the US Department of National History as the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Liberty Island, at the beginning of the US Lighthouse Commissioner. The reason came in 1901 and later the US War Department; since 1933, administered by the US National Park Service.

The statue was closed for major modification in 1938. In the 1980s, because of signs of damage, the statue underwent a major duplication. During the modification from 1984 to 1986, the torch and the structural interior were largely replaced. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Statue of Liberty was closed for security reasons; to be open the window to back to year 2004 and the client on the view of the year 2009 but with the number of limitation is allow up to the root section. Authorities closed for about a year, starting in late 2011 to retrofit a ladder subtitles. The one of ban public The torch cover was stopped for safety reasons since 1916.