The Replica of the Statue of Liberty in Waste to Wonder Park

The Statue of Liberty miniature is built in the Waste to Wonder Park because it is one of the biggest statue and one of the seven wonders of the world

By Ankit Kashyap

August 16, 2024 September 10, 2024

The Statue of Liberty is the tallest statue located in New York. This 93 meter high statue represents freedom. Built in 1886, this statue still stands with full strength which is no less than a wonder. That is why this wonder has been built in the Waste to Wonder Park.

Statue of Liberty in Waste to Wonder Park, Delhi (See More)

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

The Statue of Liberty is a figure of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess. She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left-hand carries a tabula ansata inscribed in Roman numerals with "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI" (July 4, 1776), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. A broken chain lies at her feet as she walks forward. The statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, a national park tourism destination, and a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad.

Bartholdi was inspired by a French law professor and politician, Édouard René de Laboulaye, who is said to have commented in 1865 that any monument was raised to the US. independence would properly be a joint project of the French and U.S. peoples. The torch-bearing arm was displayed at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 and at Madison Square Park in Manhattan from 1876 to 1882. The statue was built in France, shipped overseas in crates, and assembled on the completed pedestal on what was then called Bedloe's Island.

The statue's completion was marked by New York's first ticker-tape parade and a dedication ceremony presided over by President Grover Cleveland. The statue was administered by the United States Lighthouse Board until 1901 and then by the Department of War, since 1933 it has been maintained by the National Park Service. Public access to the balcony around the torch has been barred for safety since 1916.

Location: Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Height: 305 feet 1 inch (93 meters)
Dedicated: October 28, 1886 | Restored: 1938, 1984-1986, 2011-2012
Sculptor: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Visitors: 3.2 million (in 2009)
Governing body: U.S. National Park Service