National Portrait Gallery loses Amy Sherald exhibition after disagreement over the display of her controversial transgender ...

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Before Liberty the Tattooed Lady closes to the public for good, City Reliquary will be hosting a Statue of Liberty costume contest as part of a secular New York City “All Saints Day ...

Explore the structure underneath the Statue of Liberty and discover the spiral stairs leading to the top. This video features a 3D animation created using Blender 2.92, showcasing the iconic monument.

Statue of Liberty Facts Some places in this world are so grand that they inspire us. They evoke questions and curiosity as we marvel in their presence.

Having the Statue of Liberty in shambles on the "New York" posters quietly revealed the feature's non-hagiographic approach to America. Nothing is sacred here.

The statue is modeled after the Roman goddess of liberty, Libertas. Her left hand has an inscription in Roman numbers of the date the U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed.

More than $100,000 flooded in. By 1886 the statue was ready. On Oct. 28 of that year, a grand flotilla filled New York Harbor as President Grover Cleveland and Bartholdi unveiled Miss Liberty.

This article was originally published with the title “Arrival of the Statue of Liberty” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 52 No. 26 (June 1885), p. 400 doi:10.1038 ...