Statue of Liberty by John Pedersen https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2018-11-30 18:11:39 UTC 2018-12-11 20:46:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886 jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309907830 2018-11-30 18:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309907830 https://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm It was designated as a National Monument in 1924. jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309907970 2018-11-30 18:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309907970 https://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm Employees of the National Park Service have been caring for the colossal copper statue since 1933. jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309908176 2018-11-30 18:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309908176 on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309970014 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty]]> 2018-11-30 20:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309970014 gift from the people of France to the people of the United States jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309970229 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty]]> 2018-11-30 20:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309970229 was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel. jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309970573 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty]]> 2018-11-30 20:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309970573 She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left hand carries a tabula ansata inscribed in Roman numerals jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309971630 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty]]> 2018-11-30 20:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309971630 July 4, 1776), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. A broken chain lies at her feet as she walks forward. jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309972022 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty]]> 2018-11-30 20:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309972022 The statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, a national park tourism destination, and is a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad. jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309972266 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty]]> 2018-11-30 20:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/309972266 Around 1865, as the American Civil War drew to a close, the French historian Edouard de Laboulaye proposed that France create a statue to give to the United States in celebration of that nation’s success in building a viable democracy. jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/310548546 https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/statue-of-liberty]]> 2018-12-03 17:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/310548546 statue’s pedestal was constructed inside the courtyard of Fort Wood, jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/310554364 https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/statue-of-liberty]]> 2018-12-03 17:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/310554364 Eiffel built a skeleton out of iron pylon and steel that allowed the copper skin to move independently, a necessary condition for the strong winds it would endure in the chosen location of New York Harbor. jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/310555032 https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/statue-of-liberty]]> 2018-12-03 18:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/310555032 https://www.nps.gov/stli/planyourvisit/get-the-facts.htm jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/313069519 Is the Statue of Liberty an image of a man or woman?]]> 2018-12-10 17:53:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/313069519 jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/313070764 The torch has been closed since the "Black Tom" explosion of July 30, 1916,]]> 2018-12-10 17:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/313070764 jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/313071071  National Park Service staff must climb a narrow 40ft. ladder in order to maintain the floodlights which light the torch.]]> 2018-12-10 17:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/313071071 jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/313073130 is a copper flame covered in 24K gold. It is reflective of the sun's rays]]> 2018-12-10 17:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/313073130 jpedersen_2021 https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/313074336 daytime and lighted by 16 floodlights at night. The original torch was removed in 1984 and is currently inside the lobby of the monument.]]> 2018-12-10 18:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jpedersen_2021/ihm4pncewlfn/wish/313074336