The Statue of Liberty.
The magnificent Statue of Liberty stands in New York Harbour and welcomes millions of foreign visitors and citizens returning to the United States from abroad. The idea for such a statue originated in France on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the USA.
The French people gave August Bartholdi’s statue “Liberty Enlightening the World” to the American people in 1886. The 12 acre Liberty Island was selected as the permanent site for the statue. It was placed upon a concrete and granite pedestal. The statue with its pedestal 305 feet high.
Approximately 800.000 people visit Liberty Island each year. You can walk up 354 stairs to get to the top of the statue. An elevator takes sightseers to the top of the pedestal, but from there those who wish to venture higher, must walk up to the statue’s head, where there is an observation platform. On a clear day, this platform affords a wonderful view of the harbor and New York. The right arm and the toreh are not open to the public. Liberty carries the forch of freedom in her right hand. In her left hand she is holding a tablet with the inscription “July 4,1776”-American Independence Day. There is a museum on Liberty Island, at the foor of the statue.
A harbor - гавань, порт
To wekcome - приветствовать
Site - местоположение
Liberty Island – остров Свободы
On the occasion of – по случаю
Concrete – бетон

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