The website www.newyorkstyleliving.com gives an amount of helpful information to persons planning to travel to New York City and considering a tour of the Statue of Liberty on Staten Island. The author details points of interest on the island as well as other valuable tips such as ticket information, weather preparation and attractions of interest. The Statue of Liberty in New York harbor was presented as a gift to the United States of America by the people of France in 1886. This statue was to commenorate the centennial of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence and given as a gift by France as a representation of the friendship between the two countries. The sculptor of the statue was Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, a Frenchman who was commissioned to design a sculpture with the 1876 centennial in mind. Copper was chosen as the material for the sculpture. In 1879, Bartholdi was granted a design patent for the statue "that would represent Liberty enlightening the world." It would be a draped female figure with one arm raised high and bearing a torch and the other arm would hold an inscribed tablet. The statue arrived in New York Harbor on June 17, 1885 with the statue in 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates. When the pedestal was completed, the final construction and assembly of the Statue of Liberty was finished on April 22, 1886. There are many interesting physical features to note. The height from base to torch is 151 feet; the height from the foundation of the pedestal to the torch is 305 feet. The length of Liberty's nose is 4 feet, 6 inches; the thickness from ear to ear is 10 feet. The Statue of Liberty is America's symbol of freedom and welcomes millions of visitors a year to New York. Worldwide it is one of the most recognizable icons of the United States. Since 1866 it has been the first glimpse of the United States for millions of immigrants after a very long ocean voyage.
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