Statue of Liberty

The 46 m high Statue of Liberty on its giant throne base greets visitors to the metropolis from far away. Between 1892 and 1924 in particular, she welcomed millions of immigrants arriving in New York by ship. The statue itself, a present from France, embarked on its own long sea journey across the Atlantic to America in 1884, dismantled into small sections and packed in 200 boxes, as a symbol of friendship to the people and love of freedom. A year later on 28 October 1886 she was unveiled in all... pomp. The internal framework of the statue was designed by Gustave Eiffel, father of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Alsace sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi completed the rest.
Since the renovation, you can now venture inside the statue once more. However, if you want to walk round the lady's crown, you may need to book some time in advance. Only the base, the museum and the visitors' platform are freely accessible. The crowds are nevertheless still huge and visitors require patience, particularly in the afternoons, as the waiting times for the ticket booths for the ferry, on the ferry itself and then again at the statue are massive. more

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