Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty is a copper statue that was a gift from France to the US. The statue was designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi with the framework built from metal being built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue is a figure if Libertas (a Roman liberty goddess) who holds a torch above her head, and a tablet in her left hand which is inscribed with the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776). The statue became a symbol for freedom and the United States, it is also seen as a welcoming symbol to people coming by sea. 

The statue is 46m (151 feet 1 inch) tall to the top of the torch and was dedicated to the U.S. ON October 28, 1886 and was seen by 3.2 million visitors in 2009. The Statue of Liberty was restored in 1983, 1984-1986, and then 2011-2012.