The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous sights in the world. The statue was not made in the US. It was a gift from the people of France in 1884.

At first, the statue stood in Paris. It was brought to the US in pieces. But the city needed a lot of money to put the statue up on Bedloe's Island. For two years the statue stayed in 220 boxes!

The statue was the first sight of New York for many immigrants. The look in her eyes was a promise of a new start in a new world.

About the Lady

Here are some facts about the famous lady:

•  The statue was by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi. He copied his

mother's face!

•   Gustave Eiffel helped to build the statue.   He later built Paris's Eiffel Tower.

•   The statue is 305 feet (93 meters) tall. There are 354 steps from the bottom of the statue to the crown.

•   Visitors can look out from the bottom of the statue and from the crown. They cannot go up the arm to the statue's highest point.

•   The seven points on the statue's crown are for the seven seas.

•   There is a museum at the bottom of the statue.

•   The name of Bedloe's Island was changed to Liberty Island.