Презентация на тему 11 класс, детский проект The Statue of Liberty

sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in

New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

express the idea of American liberty. In early American

history, two female figures were frequently used as cultural symbols of the nation. One of these symbols, the personified Columbia, was seen as an embodiment of the United States in the manner that Britannia was identified with the United Kingdom and Marianne came to represent France.

Indian princess, which had come to be regarded as

uncivilized and derogatory toward Americans. The other significant female icon in American culture was a representation of Liberty, derived from Libertas, the goddess of freedom widely worshipped in ancient Rome, especially among emancipated slaves. A Liberty figure adorned most American coins of the time and representations of Liberty appeared in popular and civic art, including Thomas Crawford's Statue of Freedom atop the dome of the United States Capitol Building.