france gave the united states the statue of liberty on june 17, 1885.
france gave the united states the statue of liberty on june 17, 1885.
when did france give the united states the statue of liberty?
june 17, 1885
by 1875, france was enjoying improved political stability and a recovering postwar economy. growing interest in the upcoming centennial exposition in philadelphia led laboulaye to decide it was time to seek public support. in september 1875, he announced the project and the formation of the franco-american union as its fundraising arm. with the announcement, the statue was given a name, "liberty enlightening the world". the french would finance the statue; americans would be expected to pay for the pedestal. the announcement provoked a generally favorable reaction in france, though many frenchmen resented the united states for not coming to their aid during the war with prussia. french monarchists opposed the statue, if for no other reason than it was proposed by the liberal laboulaye, who had recently been elected a senator for life. laboulaye arranged events designed to appeal to the rich and powerful, including a special performance at the paris opera on april 25, 1876, that featured a new cantata by composer charles gounod. the piece was titled "la liberté éclairant le monde", the french version of the statue's announced name.
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the statue of liberty is a colossal statue in new york harbor, new york city, united states.









































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bullet::::- "statue of liberty" (budapest) or "liberty statue", a monument on the gellért hill in budapest, hungary









































bullet::::- "statue of liberty" (jardin du luxembourg), a smaller version of "liberty enlightening the world" now at the musée d'orsay, paris, france









































bullet::::- "statue of liberty" (leicester), a small replica of the "statue of liberty" installed at the soar river bridges in leicester
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