PARIS — A replica of the Statue of Liberty, smaller but based on the original plaster cast of its big sister on Liberty Island, a gift from France, was given a sendoff Monday before a trip to ...

The original Statue of Liberty was finished and sent over to the U.S. by French designers in 1885, 20 years following the abolishment of slavery in the U.S.

Leeuw said that revealing the work on the 4th of July was also intentional, as the Statue of Liberty was a birthday gift from France to the United States on July 4, 1884, as a way to celebrate the ...

The copper-clad statue is a gift to the United States from the people of France. Designed by French sculptor Fr d ric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel, the ...

Standing just over nine feet tall, Little Lady Liberty is 16 times smaller than the OG Statue of Liberty that has welcomed immigrants to the United States since she was gifted from France in 1885.

PARIS — Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France. So says a French politician who is making headlines in his country for suggesting that the U.S. is no longer worthy of the ...

The statue’s conception began 1865 when Frenchman and American supporter Édouard de Laboulaye wanted to commemorate France’s independence and America’s abolition of slavery with a gift ...