Monument sights in New York City
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Statue of Liberty
One of the most recognizable icons in the world, the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of kinship and freedom formed out of 31 tons of copper and standing 93m from ground to torch-tip. A joint effort between America and France to commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence, it was created by commissioned sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi. The artist spent most of 20 years turning his dream – to create the monument and mount it in the New York Harbor – into reality. Along the way it was hindered by serious financial problems, but was helped in part by the fund-raising efforts of newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, as well as poet Emma Lazarus, who in 1883 …
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World Trade Center Site
The dust of September 11 2001 may have cleared, but controversy over what to do with Ground Zero is not settled. Discussion over what kind of redevelopment is appropriately soulful, strong, beautiful and useful has been fraught with drama, often pitting grieving survivors against the artists and architects trying to bring global meaning to the tragedy.
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Battery Park
With its 13 works of public art, the Holocaust Memorial, the NYC Police Memorial, the Irish Hunger Memorial, the rose-filled Hope Garden and sweeping views of Lady Liberty, this delightful bit of green is practically an outdoor museum.
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