Dedicated by U.S. President Grover Cleveland on Oct. 28, 1886.
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Located in the New York Harbor on Ellis Island.
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It greeted thousands of immigrants and visitors as they entered New York Bay and arrived in the United States.
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The Statue of Liberty is 46 m (151 ft) The surface of the statue is composed of hammered copper sheets 2.4 mm (0.01 in) thick that are riveted to an iron framework.
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The statue rests upon a concrete-and-granite pedestal. Its base and pedestal increase the height of the monument to 93m (305 ft) high.
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The Statue of Liberty is a monumental sculpturthe at symbolizes freedom throughout the world. Its formal name is Liberty Enlightening the World.
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The statue depicts a woman escaping the chains of tyranny, which lie at her feet. Her right hand holds aloft a burning torch that represents liberty.
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Her left hand holds a tablet inscribed with the date “July 4, 1776” (in Roman numerals), the day the United States declared its independence. Her left hand holds a tablet inscribed with the date “July 4, 1776” (in Roman numerals), the day the United States declared its independence.
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She is wearing flowing robes and the seven rays of her spiked crown symbolize the seven seas and continents.
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Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
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With conquering limbs astride from land to land: Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch,
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Whose flame lightning, and her name Glows is the imprisoned world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air- Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
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“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
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The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost, to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”