--- title: "In which city would you find the Statue of Liberty?" description: "In which city would you find the Statue of Liberty?" author: "Andy Simon" published: 2018-02-26 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34800/in-which-city-would-you-find-the-statue-of-liberty category: "history, politics & society" tags: ["us monuments"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # In which city would you find the Statue of Liberty? In which [city](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81830/world-needs-to-adopt-paris-15-minute-city-model) would you find the Statue of Liberty? ## Answers ### Answer by Stuti Gupta > **The 305-foot (93-meter) tall Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay.** The [Statue of Liberty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty) is a **massive neoclassical sculpture** located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, New York. The copper figure was sculpted by **French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi** as well as its metal structure was erected by Gustave Eiffel as a present from the citizens of [France](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47439/when-was-tour-de-france-inaugurated) to the citizens of the United States. On October 28, 1886, it was revealed. \ The statue depicts Libertas, an attired Roman liberty deity. Her right hand holds a torch over her head, while her left-hand carries a tabula ansata imprinted with the date of the United States Declaration of Independence. As she goes onward, a broken shackle and chain fall at her foot, signifying the latest nationwide end of slavery. The monument became a sign of liberty and the USA after its consecration, as well as a sign of welcome for immigrant workers coming by sea. \ The statue was managed by the United States Lighthouse Board until 1901, and then by the Department of War; it is been managed by the National Park Service as a component of the Statue of Liberty National Monument since 1933, and is a popular tourist destination. Since 1916, open access to the terrace surrounding the flame has been restricted. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34800/in-which-city-would-you-find-the-statue-of-liberty Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.