The Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty
Located in New York Harbor（港口）, the Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world.
Located in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world.
But what is it doing there? And where did it come from?
But what does it do? Where did it come from?
Officially called "Liberty Enlightening（照耀） the World," the Statue of Liberty was a gift to America from the French in 1886 as a representation of international friendship,
The Statue of Liberty, officially known as "Freedom Illuminates the World," was a gift from France to the United States in 1886 to represent transnational friendship.
but its story really began more than 20 years earlier in 1865 when Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye（人名） proposed（提议） that France should create a monument（纪念碑） for the United States.
But in fact the story began in 1865, just over two decades ago, when Édouard de Labraje proposed that France should create a monument to the United States.
It would be a long time before Laboulaye's dream was realized:
Labraye's idea came true many years later.
it wasn't until ten years later that the sculptor（雕塑家） Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned（受委托的） to design the statue.
More than a decade later, the sculptor Auguste Bassoldi was commissioned to design the sculpture.
The American people agreed to pay for the pedestal（底座） for the statue to stand on, while the French people would fund the Statue of Liberty itself, but raising enough money was difficult.
The American people agreed to pay for the pedestal of the sculpture, but the French people needed to raise their own funds to build the Statue of Liberty, but it was not an easy task.
The statue was completed in France in 1884, almost ten years after it was commissioned, but the pedestal wasn't finished for another two years, in April of 1886.
The sculpture was completed in 1884 and commissioned for more than a decade, but the pedestal took another two years to complete in April 1886.
The statue was transported in 350 individual pieces which were packed in 214 separate crates（货箱）.
When the statue was transported, it was dismantled into 350 plates and packed into 214 cargo boxes.
Once the pedestal was completed, it took four months to reassemble the statue.
After the pedestal was completed, it took more than 4 months to reorganize the statue in total.
Finally, on October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland dedicated（揭幕） the Statue of Liberty, an event celebrated by bands, parades, speeches, and fireworks.
Finally, on October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland inaugurated the Statue of Liberty with bands, parades, speeches, and fireworks.
The Statue of Liberty quickly became a famous landmark.
The Statue of Liberty soon became a famous landmark.