Daily photo for Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Built in 1886 and architected by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, the Statue of Liberty is a famous American cultural monument. On a boat tour around Manhattan, I caught a snap during sunset. Made of pure copper, the statue is green, and its semblance is derived from the Roman goddess Libertas, the Goddess of Freedom. It is 111 feet tall; to get to the top of the crown, you can walk 154 steps up, today. For many immigrants who arrived by boat to the United States, the statue was the first American thing they saw as their floated into NY. Today it is preserved by a private foundation and by U.S. Government National Park Service. The island the statue resides on is referred to as Liberty Island or Ellis Island.
Why this for the Daily Photo? Classic American icon.
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