A French politician facetiously asked the U.S. to return the Statue ... Lady Liberty — full name “Liberty Enlightening the World” — was conceptualized by French anti-slavery activist Édouard de ...

The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognized symbols of liberty worldwide. It was a gift from France to the U.S. in 1886 to celebrate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence.

Bartholdi previously made a large sculpture of Lafayette and George Washington, and a fountain he sent to the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. For the Statue of Liberty, Albacete said ...