Statue of Liberty

The fourth day was a day when we wanted to explore some more of the landmarks in the city. One of the obvious ones was the Statue of Liberty. It has some great history to tell and the view was also breath-taking. It was worth waiting for hours to get in.

The known Statue of Liberty. In the second picture, you can
see how it looked like in the crown!

Some interesting history that’s good to know about the Statue of Liberty!

The Statue of Liberty, officially Liberty Enlightening the World, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi and completed in July 1884. The copper shell was then joined to an internal iron structure designed by Gustave Eiffel, who later built the Eiffel Tower. The statue commemorates the alliance between the United States and France during the American Revolution from 1775 to 1783, and was funded completely through the donation of the French people. On the 4th of July, 1884, the 151 feet (46 meters) tall 225 ton Statue of Liberty was delivered to the American Ambassador in Paris. People were awed as the colossal 15-story lady towered over the four and five-story buildings surrounding her. In order to bring it to New York Harbor, The Statue of Liberty was dismantled into 300 pieces and packed into 214 wooden crates. 

When we were finished with the Statue of Liberty, we wanted to go see the Ground Zero, the place where the World Trade Center complex once stood. It was destroyed in the attacks in 2001, also known as the September 11 attacks. This was a horrible day for the whole United States and that’s why it is so important to visit.

Later on, we visited the Museum of Modern Art! It was interesting to see how simple photos can be art.

And finally, a little history about New York!

The area was explored in 1609 by Henry Hudson, an Englishman in Dutch service. The Dutch founded in 1624 the first colony in the current Albany under the name New Netherland and New Amsterdam in 1626 in southern Manhattan. In 1664 Britain took over the colonies, which became known as New York. In 1810 New York became the most populous state in the U.S... The late 1800s was characterized by a strong industrialization and urbanization and a comprehensive immigration.  Because of this, we chose to visit the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. In recent years, population growth slowed. Politically, there has always been a strong rivalry between the democratic-dominated city of New York and the rest of New York, where the 

Republican Party dominated.

HAVE A NICE DAY, Ahmed and Kristina