The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous  coppera ferrya gifttaken apartmonumentsindependencefreedomidea of freedoma torchfigurecelebrate in the United States. It stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, near New York City. The statue is a large  monumentsa torchindependencecelebratea gifta ferryfigurecopperfreedomidea of freedomtaken apart of a woman wearing a long dress and a crown. She holds  a ferrymonumentsa giftcoppera torchidea of freedomfreedomcelebratetaken apartindependencefigure high in her right hand and a tablet in her left hand. The seven points on her crown represent the seven continents and the seven seas. The tablet shows the date July 4, 1776. This is the date when the United States declared its  copperindependencemonumentsa giftfigurecelebratefreedomidea of freedomtaken aparta torcha ferry. The statue is about 93 metres tall from the ground to the top of the torch, so people can see it from far away.
The Statue of Liberty was  monumentscelebratetaken aparta torchcopperfigurea ferryfreedoma giftidea of freedomindependence from the people of France to the people of the United States. It was created to  monumentsa giftidea of freedomfreedoma ferrycoppera torchcelebrateindependencetaken apartfigure friendship between the two countries and the  a torchmonumentsa ferryfiguretaken apartcoppercelebrateindependencefreedomidea of freedoma gift The French artist Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed the statue, and Gustave Eiffel helped design its strong metal structure. The statue was made in France and then  freedoma ferryidea of freedomcoppera giftmonumentscelebratefigurea torchindependencetaken apart into many pieces. The pieces travelled across the Atlantic Ocean by ship. Workers put the statue together again in New York. It officially opened on October 28, 1886. Its first colour was brown because it was made of  idea of freedoma ferryindependencea torchmonumentsa giftfigurecelebratecoppertaken apartfreedom. Over time, air and rain changed the outside of the statue, and it slowly became green.
Millions of tourists visit the Statue of Liberty every year. They usually take  figuretaken aparta torchmonumentsidea of freedomcopperindependencefreedomcelebratea gifta ferry from Manhattan or New Jersey to reach Liberty Island. On the island, visitors can walk around the statue, take photographs, enjoy views of New York City, and learn about its history in the museum. Some visitors can go inside the statue and climb to the pedestal or the crown, but they normally need to reserve tickets early. The torch is not open to visitors. For many people, the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of  a torcha giftfiguretaken apartmonumentscopperidea of freedomcelebrateindependencefreedoma ferry, hope, friendship, and a new life. In the past, many immigrants saw the statue when their ships arrived in America, and it gave them hope for a better future.