Behind the Headlines – World Book Student
  • Search

  • Archived Stories

    • Ancient People
    • Animals
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Business & Industry
    • Civil rights
    • Conservation
    • Crime
    • Current Events
    • Current Events Game
    • Disasters
    • Economics
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Food
    • Government & Politics
    • Health
    • History
    • Holidays/Celebrations
    • Law
    • Lesson Plans
    • Literature
    • Medicine
    • Military
    • Military Conflict
    • Natural Disasters
    • People
    • Plants
    • Prehistoric Animals & Plants
    • Race Relations
    • Recreation & Sports
    • Religion
    • Science
    • Space
    • Technology
    • Terrorism
    • Weather
    • Women
    • Working Conditions
  • Archives by Date

« Evidence of Seasonal Water on Mars
New Wave of Violence in Iraq »

Repairing the Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor will be closed for repairs for a year beginning on October 28, 2011, the 125th anniversary of the monument’s dedication. The $27.25-million renovation will make the interior safer and more accessible, says United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. The project will include installing improved stairways and upgrading electrical and fire-safety systems, elevators, and bathrooms. Liberty Island, on which the statue stands, will remain open, as will the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. About 3.5 million people visit the Statue of Liberty each year.

Statue of Liberty

The statue’s complete name is Liberty Enlightening the World. It was given to the people of the United States by the people of France in 1884 as an expression of friendship and of the ideal of liberty shared by both peoples. French citizens donated the money to build the statue, and people in the United States raised the funds to construct the foundation and the pedestal (base). The French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi designed the statue and chose its site. Gustave Eiffel, the French engineer who later built the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris, designed the iron framework that supports the statue’s copper covering. Construction began in 1884 and was completed in April 1886.

 

Related World Book articles:

  • Hunt, Richard M.
  • Immigration
  • Lazarus, Emma

 

Tags: ellis island, frederic auguste bartholdi, immigration, liberty island, new york city, statue of liberty


  • Most Popular Tags

    african americans archaeology art australia barack obama baseball bashar al-assad basketball black history month california china climate change conservation earthquake european union football france global warming isis japan language monday literature major league baseball mars mexico monster monday music mythic monday mythology nasa new york city nobel prize presidential election russia soccer space space exploration syria syrian civil war ukraine united kingdom united states vladimir putin women's history month world war ii