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The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. The copper statue, an 1886 gift to the U.S. from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. It is a figure of Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty, holding a torch and a tablet bearing the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. A broken chain and shackle lie at her feet as she walks forward, commemorating the national abolition of slavery following the American Civil War. After its dedication the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, and was later seen as a symbol of welcome to immigrants arriving by sea. Its completion was marked by New York's first ticker-tape parade and a dedication ceremony presided over by President Grover Cleveland. (Full article...)

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-The '''[[Statue of Liberty]]''' (''Liberty Enlightening the World'') is a colossal [[Neoclassicism#Sculpture|neoclassical sculpture]] on [[Liberty Island]] in [[New York Harbor]], within [[New York City]]. The [[copper]] statue, a gift in 1886 to the U.S. from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor [[Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi]], and its metal framework was built by [[Gustave Eiffel]]. It is a figure of [[Libertas]], the Roman [[Liberty (personification)|goddess of liberty]], holding a torch and a tablet bearing the date of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|U.S. Declaration of Independence]]. A broken chain and [[shackle]] lie at her feet as she walks forward, commemorating the [[End of slavery in the United States|national abolition of slavery]] following the [[American Civil War]]. After its dedication the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, and was later seen as a symbol of welcome to [[Immigration to the United States|immigrants arriving]] by sea. Its completion was marked by New York's first [[ticker-tape parade]] and a dedication ceremony presided over by President [[Grover Cleveland]]. {{TFAFULL|Statue of Liberty}}
+The '''[[Statue of Liberty]]''' (''Liberty Enlightening the World'') is a colossal [[Neoclassicism#Sculpture|neoclassical sculpture]] on [[Liberty Island]] in [[New York Harbor]], within [[New York City]]. The [[copper]] statue, an 1886 gift to the U.S. from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor [[Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi]], and its metal framework was built by [[Gustave Eiffel]]. It is a figure of [[Libertas]], the Roman [[Liberty (personification)|goddess of liberty]], holding a torch and a tablet bearing the date of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|U.S. Declaration of Independence]]. A broken chain and [[shackle]] lie at her feet as she walks forward, commemorating the [[End of slavery in the United States|national abolition of slavery]] following the [[American Civil War]]. After its dedication the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, and was later seen as a symbol of welcome to [[Immigration to the United States|immigrants arriving]] by sea. Its completion was marked by New York's first [[ticker-tape parade]] and a dedication ceremony presided over by President [[Grover Cleveland]]. {{TFAFULL|Statue of Liberty}}
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