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The Statue of Liberty
Liberty Island (renamed from Bedloe's Island in 1956) has held the Statue of Liberty since its construction in the 1880s.
The Statue (more properly known as Liberty Enlightening the World) was designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904) and built by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923).
Funding for the statue came from public subscription in both France and the US.
The statue was built in pieces in France and shipped to New York where it was constructed.
The statue is 151ft 1in tall, with a pedestal and base 154ft high.