Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

„Liberty Enlightening the World”

Statue of liberty is a statue on USA in New York. It is a symbol of freedom and democracy. The statue is 46 meters high, with 47-meter pedestal is thus torches peak of 93 m above the ground. The left hand holds a statue representing the board's declaration of independence, which is the inscription JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776, the day the Declaration of independence). Even the crowns with seven rays are the symbol of freedom, which radiate across the seven seas and seven continents. Statue of Liberty recalls the friendship and aid granted by France to American settlers in their struggle for independence from Britain.

The French like the Statue of Liberty to express sympathy for the new republic suffered the Atlantic Ocean. The statue stands on the island from New York since 1886. Today there are less copies of it in Paris as a reminder of its French origin. The statue was administered by the United States Lighthouse Board until 1901 and then by the Department of War; since 1933 it has been maintained by the National Park Service. The statue was closed for renovation for much of 1938. In the early 1980s, it was found to have deteriorated to such an extent that a major restoration was required. While the statue was closed from 1984 to 1986, the torch and a large part of the internal structure were replaced.

After the September 11 attacks in 2001, it was closed for reasons of safety and security; the pedestal reopened in 2004 and the statue in 2009, with limits on the number of visitors allowed to ascend to the crown. The statue, including the pedestal and base, closed beginning on October 29, 2011 for up to a year, so that a secondary staircase and other safety features can be installed; Liberty Island remains open. Public access to the balcony surrounding the torch has been barred for safety reasons since 1916.