National Symbol Statue of Liberty

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National Symbol Statue of Liberty

• by Marisa
• And
• Ashley

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Who is important in the story of the Statue of
Liberty ?

• The French people are important because they are
  the ones who gave us the statue.
• Fredric Auguste Bartholdi, he is the one who
  sculpted the statue of liberty in 1876.
• Alexandre Gustive and Bartholdi decided where
  they should put the metal pieces.

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Important facts about the Statue of Liberty

• The Statue of Liberty is a lady wearing a dress.
• She has a torch in one hand and a book in the
  other hand.
• The book is called a tablet and it says July IV M
  DCCLXXVI.
• The tablet is 23 ft., 7 in. long , 13 ft., 7 in.
  wide and 2 ft. thick.

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When did the important facts happen?

• 1876, Bartholdi sculpted the statue.
• It could have been completed in 1883 but since
  the pedestal wasnt ready, so the work on the
  statue started to get slower.
• 1884 all of the pieces of the statue had been put
  together and it stood a veritable colossus
  overlooking all of the roof tops f Paris.
• 1885 the statue was assembled and it took 4
  months.
• 1886 the people in New York had a ceremony for
  the statue being a part of they're state.

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Where did the facts on the Statue of Liberty
happen

• The Statue of Liberty was built in France and
  brought to New York.
• The Statue of Liberty was shattered in 350 pieces
  and put in 241 crates.
• The people in New York had to put it all back
  together.
• It took 4 months to put it all together.

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Why is the symbol important to our country?

• It was built for the recognition of the
  friendship established during the American
  revolution between France and America.
• The Statue of Liberty stands for freedom and
  democracy plus international friendship.

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Source of information

• http//www.nps.gov
• http//media.travel.dicovery.com/comvergencr/aneri
  canicon
• www. Google.com/searching net with kids/statue of
  liberty