Written descriptions of the past are one thing, but having memorable photos to go along with history's significant events never hurts.
The Statue of Liberty Under Construction
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable landmarks of New York City and a site everyone wants to visit when in the city.
This colossal monument was a present from the people of France to the people of the United States to mark the 100th birthday of the great nation of America.
The legend has it that the idea for such an impressive gesture came from the Frech artist Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi in 1870 while he was on a ship sailing to New York.
Bartholdi envisioned the great image of liberty inspired by the Roman goddess Libertas, greeting him at the entrance to the city.
It didn’t take too long for him to put his idea into action, but it did take over 15 years for the statue to be revealed in New York Harbor.
