The Statue of Liberty

La Estatua de la Libertad, also known as the Statue of Liberty, is a colossal neoclassical sculpture located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. Designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel, the statue was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886, and has since become one of the most iconic and recognizable landmarks in the world. The statue depicts Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, holding a torch above her head in her right hand and a tablet inscribed with the date of the American Declaration of Independence in her left hand. The statue's pedestal is inscribed with the famous phrase "Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, / I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" from Emma Lazarus's sonnet "The New Colossus." The statue's copper exterior has oxidized to a green patina over the years, giving it a unique and striking appearance.