STATUE OF LIBERTY

The Statue of Liberty is one of New York´s most famous landmarks and is situated on
Liberty Island in New York harbour.

The statue is of a woman, wearing a crown and carrying a torch. It was designed by a
French sculptor, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. It was a gift from France to the United
States of America in 1886, to celebrate the end of the American Civil War, and the end
of slavery.

In the 19th Century, over 9 million people arrived in America to start a new life. They
came by boat, and the first thing they saw was this unusual, enormous monument.

From a distance this statue doesn’t look very high, but at its tallest point it is exactly
150 feet tall and it weighs around 225 tons.

It is a very popular tourist attraction and it is estimated that more than 4.2 million
tourists visit the site each year.