Its Up To You, New York Its Up

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for the statue was Bartholdi’s mother and the 7 rays of the crown symbolises the seven seas and seven continents. The statue is 93m tall and 225 tonne weight and it dominates the whole New York harbour. 354 steps needed to be taken in order to reach the top where the Crown is. The crown is the highest point, which is open to the visitors. There is museum inside the statue “Statue of Liberty Museum” which has different posters and photos of the statue. A familiar person who has also done the Eiffel Tower in Paris after this statue, Gustave Eiffel, designs the frame of the statue. The Pedestal is set between the walls of an army fort. On the base of the statue a poem of Emma Lazarus is carved there it says: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” In 1986 since it is the 100th year anniversary of the statue it has been restored for $69.8 million and $2 million has spent for the fireworks. This was the greatest ...

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