New York City Attractions
Description
Venue: Statue of Liberty When: Daily
The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island south of Manhattan and was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
Presented as a celebration of the centenary of the independence of the US, the statue holds a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left. Insribed on the tablet is July IV MDCCLXXVI, the date of the Declaration of Independence. One of her mighty feet stands on the chains that the country threw off that day and the seven spikes of her crown are said to represent the seven seas of the world.
The statue was presented to the people of the United States by the French Third Republic (at a time when they still got along!) in 1886. As immigrants arrived at the nearby federal immigration station on Ellis Island, they saw the spectacular figure of the goddess of Liberty as the first indication that they had arrived in the "land of the free".
Visitors must travel by ferry to Liberty Island and there is a museum on the pedestal upon which the statue stands. It is possible to go into the head to see the spectacular view it affords, although the staircase in the uplifted arm is now restricted to staff use.
The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island south of Manhattan and was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
Presented as a celebration of the centenary of the independence of the US, the statue holds a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left. Insribed on the tablet is July IV MDCCLXXVI, the date of the Declaration of Independence. One of her mighty feet stands on the chains that the country threw off that day and the seven spikes of her crown are said to represent the seven seas of the world.
The statue was presented to the people of the United States by the French Third Republic (at a time when they still got along!) in 1886. As immigrants arrived at the nearby federal immigration station on Ellis Island, they saw the spectacular figure of the goddess of Liberty as the first indication that they had arrived in the "land of the free".
Visitors must travel by ferry to Liberty Island and there is a museum on the pedestal upon which the statue stands. It is possible to go into the head to see the spectacular view it affords, although the staircase in the uplifted arm is now restricted to staff use.
New York City Information
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Looking for things to do around New York City? Here are some of the events and attractions happening in the area.
| Beck |
9 - 10 Oct 2008 United Palace Theatre, New York City |
| CultureFest |
Oct 2008 (annual) Battery Park, New York City |
| Madonna |
6 - 12 Oct 2008; Mon, Tue, Sat, and Sun only Madison Square Garden, New York City |
| New York Film Festival |
26 Sep - 12 Oct 2008 (annual) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City |
| International Vintage Poster Fair |
17 - 19 Oct 2008 (annual) Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City |
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