Nov 9, 2025
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P A R I S
Unpacking of the head of the Statue of Liberty, which was delivered on June 17, 1885.
The copper statue, a 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.
The official pedestal was designed and built on American soil by architect Richard Morris Hunt, and finished in 1886. Lady Liberty herself arrived at New York Harbor one year before, in 1885, ready to be assembled on her shiny new plinth. Her face is pictured here in June 1885, as she was unpacked from around 214 crates. She was finally dedicated in October 1886.
Even before Lady Liberty became an American symbol of freedom, pieces of the statue were popular tourist attractions in their own right as people flocked to see the work under construction.
The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor on August 5, 1884.
WAIT OH MY GOD IS GUSTAVE NAMED LIKE THAT AS A REFERENCE TO GUSTAVE EIFFEL????????
WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO FIGURE THAT OUT
He's literally a French engineer named Gustave living in the city of Paris (Lumière) and his outfit and moustache too oh my God how did I miss the signs
"Paris, Tour Eiffel" Tirage cyanotype, Photographie Bruno Sussi