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Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La liberté éclairant le monde), commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (French: Statue de la Liberté), has stood on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, welcoming visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans, since it was presented to the United States by the people of France. Dedicated on October 28, 1886, the gift commemorated the centennial of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence and has since become one of the most recognizable national icons--a symbol of democracy and freedom.
The 151-foot (46-meter) tall statue was sculpted by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and stands atop Richard Morris Hunt's 154-foot (93-meter) rectangular stonework pedestal with a foundation in the shape of an irregular eleven-pointed star. Maurice Koechlin, chief engineer of Gustave Eiffel's engineering company and designer of the Eiffel Tower, engineered the internal structure. Eugène Viollet-le-Duc was responsible for the choice of copper and adoption of the repoussé technique, where a malleable metal is hammered on the reverse side. The Statue of Liberty depicts a woman clad in Roman Stola and holding a torch and tablet, and is made of a sheeting of pure copper, hung on a framework of steel with the exception of the flame of the torch, which is coated in gold leaf.
Affectionately known as Lady Liberty, the figure is derived from Libertas, ancient Rome's goddess of freedom from slavery, oppression, and tyranny. Her left foot, fitted in Roman sandals, tramples broken shackles, symbolizing freedom from opression and tyranny, while her raised right foot symbolizes Liberty and Freedom refusing to stand still. Her torch signifies enlightenment. The tablet in her hand represents knowledge and shows the date of the Declaration of Independence--July 4, 1776. The seven spikes on the crown represent the Seven Seas and seven continents. Visually the the Statue of Liberty draws inspiration from the ancient Colossus of Rhodes of the Greek Sun-god Zeus or Helios, and is referred to in the 1883 sonnet The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus, which was later engraved inside.
The Statue of Liberty National Monument was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1976.
Statue of Liberty National Monument New Jersey State Register (1971)
Statue of Liberty National Monument National Register #66000058 (1966)
The chariot driver replica from the tomb in China is unique in that every single figure in the tomb was supposed to be an actual likeness of one of the emperor's real soldiers. The images were done to send him off into death with an "army" that would somehow be resurrected in the afterlife!
The figure in front is a sculpture of a jacket that was done by a friend of my brother's years ago, and the other is a large candlestick holder. I seldom do groupings like this, or still life, but liked the little collection enough to have at it this time. If they break, at least I'll have a photo!
a robed male statue performer on the streets of Bath.
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Statue in front of the entrance to what was formerly the Institute for the Blind.
Camera: Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II Black
Lens: SMC Takumar 55mm F1.8 with yellowgreen filter
Exposure: 1/250 @ F3.5
Film: Ilford FP4+ (exp. 2009) hand developed in xtol 1+1
A replica of originals by Antoine Louis Barye, this stone statue depicts a man, young boy and a lion found on the monument within Square Barye.
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Albuquerque Museum Statue
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Albuquerque Metro Photo Thread www.city-data.com/forum/46410265-post1243.html
I stopped by the statue on my way to work today to try and retake a picture of this with my D600 so that I could compare it to the F4, but seem to have misremembered how it was composed.
Same lens, similar time of year and day, different body, and slightly different composition.
Statue on the water representing a fox, teaching 6 geese.
" Als de vos de passie preekt " is een beeldengroep van Chris Ferket, Oudemanskreek, Waterland-Oudeman Belgium