1.The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by France.
2.It was a present on the 100th anniversary of the United States.
3.The Statue of Liberty was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.
4.It was completed in France in July 1884.
5.In 350 pieces, the statue then was shipped to New York, where it arrived on 17 June 1885.
6.The pieces were put together and the opening ceremony took place on 28 October 1886.
7.The Statue of Liberty is 46 m high (93 m including the base).
8.The statue represents the goddess of liberty.
9.She holds a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left hand.
10.On the tablet you can see the date of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776).
11.Every year, the Statue of Liberty is visited by many people from all over the world.