The 'second' Statue of Liberty, as it is being called, is currently on its way from Paris to New York City, retracing the steps of its "big sister", a colossal neoclassical sculpture that now stands guard on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within the New York City. The new replica of the Statue of Liberty measures 2. It was gently lifted off its plinth on the back of a crane by workers in Paris two weeks ago and situated on the back of a truck, covered with plastic film for protection and wedged in with foam blocks.
It was then embarked upon a ship, its destination being the United States of America. The larger version of the Statue of Liberty was given by France to the United States as a gift, and was completed and assembled in The new statue, being loaned by a Paris museum to cement Franco-American friendship, will be a scaled-down replica of the original and will stay in Washinton DC, where it will stay for ten years as a symbol of Franco-American friendship.
Share Via. While Bartholdi developed the look of the statue, Eiffel worked on the framework. Bartholdi made the statue out of copper sheets, and Eiffel made the framework of steel.
In July , the statue was completed in France. The construction of the pedestal was completed in April In addition to the architectural challenges of building the statue and pedestal, both countries faced challenges in getting money for the project. The French charged public fees, held fundraising events, and used money from a lottery to finance the statue.
In America, boxing matches, plays, art exhibitions, and auctions were used to raise money with limited success. Joseph Pulitzer, founder of the Pulitzer Prize, was able to more successfully motivate Americans with critical editorials in his newspaper, The World, and financing was completed in The statue was divided into pieces held in crates during the shipment. Over the next four months, a group of workers re-assembled Lady Liberty on the pedestal at Fort Wood on Bedloe Island, as Liberty Island was then known.
The replica has become an unofficial memorial to Princess Diana, who died in the tunnel below. In fact, there are many, many more. You can find replicas of the Statue of Liberty all around France including a metre high version in Colmar, a terracotta replica in Lyon, and one in Bordeaux that was seized by Nazis in World War Two and replaced many years later. Happy 4th of July! Thanks for the information.
I always love listening to the Earful Tower! I knew there were 4…. Binge listening before I leave for Europe. Only 3 days in Paris mainly visiting a friend this time.
Main focus of the trip is a home exchange in Brittany. Great podcast! Hi Oliver! We stayed in a hotel near the Jardin last summer on the 4th of July so saw that one and 2 others in Paris and then one in Nice on Promenade des Anglais. Love the show!
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