A gift from France to the US government in 1886 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, the Statue of Liberty is, along with the Empire State Building and
Central Park, the most iconic symbol of New York City.
Located in New York harbour, on Liberty Island, very close to the mouth of the Hudson River, the world's most famous monument to liberty is the first thing anyone who enters New York by boat sees. That's why its location is so key.
Its more than 46 metres (92 if measured from the ground to the torch), it forms
the figure of a woman wearing a seven-pointed crown, symbolising the continents and seas of the planet. In her right hand she holds a flaming torch aloft, and in the other she holds a tablet commemorating American independence. The broken chains on her feet symbolise the end of oppression and the beginning of freedom for the American people.
The
greenish colour of the Statue of Liberty is the result of the oxidation of copper, the material from which it is made. The statue was designed by the Frenchman Bartholdi, but its internal structure was designed by Alexandre Eiffel (yes, the same man who designed the most famous tower in Paris).
Throughout the year
it is visited by more than four million people who pass through extensive security checks to gain access.
As you know at La Newyorkina we are in love with the city of light, and one of the things that fascinates us most about New York is the Statue of Liberty. Its grandeur, beauty and significance are a true representation of what the city of our hearts conveys.
