1、The Statue of Liberty,光信科0903 趙緒文 Will,1.Opening,Out of all of Americas symbols, none has proved more enduring or evocative than the Statue of Liberty.,2.general situation,“Liberty Enlightening the World “(La libert clairant le monde), known more commonly as “the Statue of Liberty”, bronze statues,

2、47 meters high pedestal, like high 46 meters, 93 meters high total, 229 tons.,3. Designers,The sculptor was Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the designer of the Eiffel Tower, engineered the internal structure.,Alexandre Gustave Eiffel,Frederic Auguste Bartholdi,4. Position,The s

3、tatue is located in Liberty Island in New York Harbor,5.Traffic,Tourists aboard a Circle Line ferry bound for Liberty Island. Each half an hour there is a ferry from the city to the liberty island,6.Appearance,The statue represents a woman, standing upright, dressed in a flowing robe and a spiked cr

4、own, holding a stone tablet close to her body in her left hand and a flaming torch high in her right hand. The statue is made of copper with the exception of the flame of the torch, which is coated in gold leaf.,The interior of the pedestal contains a bronze plaque inscribed with the poem The New Co

5、lossus by Emma Lazarus.,7.History,The statue was given to the United States by France in 1885, The copper statue, dedicated on October 28, 1886, commemorates the centennial of the United States and is a gesture of friendship between the two nations.,One source believed that the stern face belonged t

6、o Bartholdis mother, Charlotte Bartholdi ,with whom he was very close. National Geographic magazine also pointed to his mother.,Charlotte Bartholdi (1801-1891),8.Construction in France,The first model, on a small scale, was built in 1870. This first statue is now in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris

7、.,On June 30, 1878, at the Paris Exposition, the completed head of the statue was showcased, while other pieces were on display.,Back in America, the site, authorized in New York Harbor by Act of Congress, 1877, was selected by General William Tecumseh Sherman, who settled on Bartholdis own choice,

8、then known as Bedloes Island, where there was already an early 19th century star-shaped fortification.,The Statue was completed in France in July, 1884 and arrived in New York Harbor on June 17, 1885 on board the French frigate Isere. To prepare for transit, the Statue was reduced to 350 individual

9、pieces and packed in 214 crates.,9.Fundraising, criticism, and construction in the United States,As with all historic areas administered by the National Park Service, Statue of Liberty National Monument, along with Ellis Island and Liberty Island, was listed on the National Register of Historic Plac

10、es on October 15.1966. In 1984, the Statue of Liberty was added to the World Heritage List.,10. 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 lob

11、by 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.,11.Inside of the statue,July 4, 1986: First Lady Nancy Reagan (in red) reopens the statue to the public,Fireworks and the Statue of Liberty,Sightseeing tourists get up to the top directly by elevator, Crown place can accommodate 40 people there are 25 small open window, each window is about 1 meter. high,The circular stair of crown,Statue base is a hall, 1972, it op