The people of France gifted the Statue of Liberty to the American people, not to the US government or one government official The Statue of Liberty is seen from the Staten Island Ferry, Monday ...

Sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi liked the idea and began creating "Liberty Enlightening the World" in 1870. Some mock drawings of the statue included an Egyptian woman marking the ...

The Statue of Liberty was the work of French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi. For more than a century, people have wondered about the model Bartholdi used for Lady Liberty. Historical ...

The Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tall and stands on a pedestal that is 154 feet tall, making the height of the entire sculpture 305 feet 1 inch from the ground to the tip of the flame.

Most people know the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of freedom, but not everyone knows just how much work went into building her. Yes, she was a gift from France, but getting her from concept to ...