The Statue of Liberty,Opening,Among all of American symbols, no one has proved more enduring(持久的) or evocative（有号召力的） than the Statue of Liberty.,general situation,“Liberty Enlightening the World “(La libert clairant le monde), known more commonly as “the Statue of Liberty”, bronze （青铜色）statues, 47 meters high pedestal（底座）, like high 46 meters, 93 meters high total, 229 tons.,Designers,The sculptor（雕塑家） was Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the designer of the Eiffel Tower, engineered the internal structure.,Alexandre Gustave Eiffel,Frederic Auguste Bartholdi,Position,The statue is located in Liberty Island in New York Harbor（港湾）.,Appearance,The statue represents a woman, standing up right, dressed in a flowing（圆滑的） robe（礼服） ， holding a stone tablet close to her body in her left hand and a flaming torch high in her right hand.,History,The statue was given to the United States by France in 1885, The copper （铜）statue, dedicated on October 28, 1886, commemorates （纪念）the centennial （一百周年纪念）of the United States and is a gesture of friendship between the two nations.,Construction in France,The first model, on a small scale(规模), was built in 1870.,On June 30, 1878, at the Paris Exposition（博览会）, the completed head of the statue was showcased, while other pieces were on display.,Back in America.,The Statue was completed in France in July, 1884 and arrived in New York Harbor on June 17, 1885 .,Pictures of its construction,New Torch,Original torch, replaced in 1986.A new torch replaced the original, which was deemed beyond repair because of the extensive 1916 modifications. The 1886 torch is now located in the monuments lobby museum. The new torch has gold plating applied to the exterior of the “flame,“ The Statue of Liberty was reopened to the public on July 5, 1986.,Sightseeing tourists get up to the top directly by elevator.,The former torch Sightseeing tourists,13. Funny pictures,Mother Window wiper（雨刷） Mr .bean,Thank you !,