Facts about the Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World is a sculpture which is located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor within New York City, in the United States.

The copper statue which was 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 is a figure of Libertas, a Roman goddess. She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left hand carries a tablet which is inscribed with the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.