Презентация на английском языке "Statue of Liberty"

Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty was built on October 28, 1886. The French presented a statue to the American people as a sign of friendship between France and America. Over the years, the monument was recognized not only as the embodiment of friendship between the two peoples, but also as a symbol of the freedom of the American people, a symbol of the United States and New York in general .

It is believed that this is a joint Franco-American project. The Americans worked on the pedestal, and the statue was created in France. In New York, all parts of the Statue of Liberty were gathered together.

The monument was placed on a pedestal inside Fort Wood, which was built specifically for the war of 1812 in the form of a star. The first few decades the complex served the service of US lighthouses, and only in 1924 it became a National Monument. And in 1937 the area of the monument was expanded to the borders of the whole island of Bedlough, in 1956 renaming it to the island of Liberty

To the top of the statue are 354 steps, and to the top of the pedestal - 192. In the crown there are 25 windows, which symbolizes the precious stones of the Earth and the rays of the sun, illuminating the world. Seven rays on the crown of the statue symbolize 7 seas and 7 continents. On the tablet, which the statue holds in his left hand, it is written: "July 4, 1776".

After September 11, 2001, the statue and the island were closed due to a terrorist threat, but in 2009 the excursions were resumed. You can climb the statue itself and its crown, and the torch is still closed. All visitors are subjected to a personal search in order to avoid a terrorist act.

During a solemn speech at the opening ceremony of the statue on October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland delivered the following speech: "We will always remember that Freedom has chosen this place as its home, and its altar will never cover oblivion ."

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