Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye first proposed the idea of a monument for the United States in 1865. Ten years later sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture with 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence.
The sculptor is Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, and Gustave Eiffel (designer of the Eiffel Tower) designs the supporting structure inside. The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous US symbols in the entire world, and symbolizes freedom and freedom from pressure.
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