![]() Grant, Joseph Pulitzer, Gustave Eiffel, and Thomas Edison, in order to make his statue a reality. Inspired by the great pyramids of Egypt-the statue was originally planned to crown the Suez Canal-Bartholdi came to America and enlisted the help of many notables of the age, including Ulysses S. ![]() Bartholdi not only forged this 151-foot-tall colossus in a workshop in Paris and transported her across the ocean, but battled setback after setback in order to raise the money for the statue and make her a reality. ![]() For decades, the myth persisted that the statue was a grand gift from France, but now Liberty’s Torch reveals how she was indeed the huge project of one quixotic and visionary French sculptor: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. ![]() The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world, a powerful symbol of freedom and the American Dream. ![]()
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