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19th century · 1834–1904
Auguste Bartholdi
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi · France
French sculptor
Born in Colmar, Alsace, he designed the Statue of Liberty (officially 'Liberty Enlightening the World'), a gift from France to the United States that was erected on Liberty Island at the entrance to New York Harbor in 1886. His house in Colmar is now the Bartholdi Museum.
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Historia · Statue of Liberty
A gift made by a sculptor and an engineer together
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States, designed by the sculptor Bartholdi. The internal iron framework was originally the responsibility of Viollet-le-Duc; after his death, Bartholdi turned to Eiffel in 1881, who completed the design of the internal structure. The statue was erected in 1886 on Liberty Island at the entrance to New York Harbor.
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