liberty enlightening the world

Liberty Enlightening the

WorldThe story of the Statue of Liberty or known as the Liberty Enlightening the World.

Ellis Island was incorporated as part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument on May 11, 1965. Passengers who entered the United States through the port of New York were legally and medically inspected at Ellis Island.

The complete and proper name for the statue is “Liberty Enlightening the World.”

Liberty was to be represented by a woman in a robe with a spiked crown on her head and

broken chains lying at her feet.

The Statue of Liberty was designed in

the 1870's by a famous

sculptor from France, named

Frederic-Auguste

Bartholdi

sculptorAn artist who make things by cutting of shaping them. Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi

(1834-1904), French sculptor of the Statue of Liberty.

Mr. Auguste Bartholdi, wanted to build a statue,

which would represent the idea of American liberty and independence.

He wanted the statue to

be a symbol of the friendship

between France and America.

French and American Flags

modelsSmall copies of

something.

Bartholdi’s mother was the model for the

statue. She was a tall strong woman who had shown courage through numbers of hardships, which she faced after

the death of her husband.

She took care of her family and worked out her problems alone. She had many of the characteristics he wanted for his statue.

The statue was put up a section at a time. The statue was not unveiled until it was complete.

The Statue of Liberty Toes and Torch.

torchA long stick with materials that burns at one end of it.

crownA head covering of precious metal worn by a royal person, such as a queen or king.

Mr. Bartholdi's project covered more than ten years of hard work.

rivetedFastened something with metal bolts.

The Statue in 1883

Ellis Island is now a museum dedicated to the history of immigration.

tabletA small, flat surface with something written on it.

symbolAn object,

diagram, icon, and so on, that stands for, or represents something else.

pedestalA base on which a column or a statue stands.

The artist who made the pedistal

Emma Lazarus (1849-1887). American poet who wrote,”The New Colossus” which appears at he base of the Statue of Liberty.

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unforgettable

So good or so wonderful that you cannot forget it.

unveiledRemoved a veil from; uncovered; revealed.

America's presence in the world offered hope for the hungry, poor, and

unemployed millions of people who were struggling along in life

throughout the world, as it does today.

She is a symbol of friendship,

and the freedoms we have as Americans.