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Who is the creator of the Statue of Liberty in the United States?
This masterpiece of art was created by a talented sculptor in the late19th century. His name is Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. 1834 bartholdi was born in an Italian family in France. He has loved sculpture since his youth, and the image of the Statue of Liberty has existed in his mind for a long time. 185 1 year Louis? Napoleon? One day after Bonaparte staged a coup to overthrow the Second Republic, a group of determined * * * and party member built fortifications in the street. At dusk, a young girl jumped over the obstacle with a burning torch and shouted "Forward" and rushed at the enemy. Bonaparte's gun rang and the girl fell in a pool of blood. Bartholdi witnessed this fact with his own eyes, and his mood could not be calm for a long time. Since then, the girl who bravely climbed the torch has become a symbol of freedom in his heart.

1865, at the suggestion of others, bartholdi decided to create a statue symbolizing freedom, and the French people took it as a gift from the French government to the American government to celebrate the100th anniversary of American independence. Interestingly, not long after, bartholdi met a girl named Jenny at a wedding, which made Jenny beautiful and dignified. Bartholdi thought it was appropriate for her to be the model of the Statue of Liberty to "light up the world", and Anna accepted the request with pleasure. In the process of sculpture, they had a pure love and finally got married.

1869 After the sketch design of the Statue of Liberty was completed, bartholdi began to devote himself to sculpture. He went to the United States to win American support for the statue project, but Americans never realized the preciousness of this gift. Until 1876, when bartholdi was in Philadelphia to participate in the exposition celebrating the 0/00th anniversary of independence/kloc-0, the Statue of Liberty held the torch in order to attract public attention, which caused a sensation. The hand in front of people is only 2.44m long with the index finger, the diameter is over 1 m, and the nail thickness is 25cm. 12 people can stand by the torch. So this sculpture, which was little known a few days ago, suddenly became a treasure of art that all Americans are eager to appreciate. Soon, the US Congress passed a resolution, officially approving the President's acceptance of the request of the Statue of Liberty, and at the same time determining Bedro Island as the site of the Statue of Liberty.

1On July 6th, 884, the Statue of Liberty was officially presented to the United States. On August 5 of the same year, the foundation stone laying project of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty started. At the beginning of 1886, 75 workers climbed high scaffolding and nailed about 100 parts of the Statue of Liberty to its skeleton with 300,000 rivets. /kloc-in the middle of 0/0, the Statue of Liberty was finally established. 10/0 On October 28th, the President of the United States personally attended the unveiling ceremony of the Statue of Liberty and delivered a speech. Countless people gathered around the statue and looked up at the Statue of Liberty excitedly for the first time. Chen Shuaifo, president of China Yijing Association, visited the Statue of Liberty on 200 1 and laid a wreath. Because of his outstanding achievements, bartholdi was elected as an honorary citizen of new york and a member of the French Legion of Honor. He died in Paris on 1904, 1015 October, but the freedom statues he created always expressed people's love and yearning for freedom.