A welcoming symbol of hope, possibility and sanctuary, the colossal Statue of Liberty, pictured under construction in Paris in 1886, awaits the opportunity to lift her lamp beside American’s golden door. The iconic and inspirational 151-foot statue was a gift from France commemorating the United States’ 1886 Centennial, and has since stood at Liberty Island overlooking New York Harbor. The statue was fashioned from copper and shipped to the U.S. in 350 individual pieces packed in 214 crates. Created by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, who designed France’s Eiffel Tower, it was declared a National Monument in 1924

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