Just by chance, we signed up for our tour of NYC, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty the weekend of the 119th birthday celebration of Liberty Island. The crowds were a surprise until we realized what was happening. Since it was our last stop on our tour that day, the festivities were winding down and unfortunately, the quota of tickets allowing visitors to go inside the statue were gone for the day.
Designed by French sculptor Bartholdi and completed in July 1884 her official name is Liberty Enlightening the World. Built to commemorate the alliance between the United States and France during the American Revolution from 1775 to 1783 and to celebrate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence, her cost was completely funded by donations from the French people.
Unveiled to the American people in October 1886, she was declared a national monument in 1924. In May of 1982 fundraising began for the $87 million restoration under public/private partnership between the National Park Service, the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. and the French. For her 100th birthday in 1986, the French-American rehabilitation project completed the repair and cleaning of the statue and the care and administration of the National Monument was transferred to the National Park Service. On July 1986 the newly restored Statue re-opened to the public.
As a result of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 the island was closed to the public for 100 days but the Statue remained closed until August 3, 2004 when the public was again granted access.
Designed by French sculptor Bartholdi and completed in July 1884 her official name is Liberty Enlightening the World. Built to commemorate the alliance between the United States and France during the American Revolution from 1775 to 1783 and to celebrate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence, her cost was completely funded by donations from the French people.
Unveiled to the American people in October 1886, she was declared a national monument in 1924. In May of 1982 fundraising began for the $87 million restoration under public/private partnership between the National Park Service, the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. and the French. For her 100th birthday in 1986, the French-American rehabilitation project completed the repair and cleaning of the statue and the care and administration of the National Monument was transferred to the National Park Service. On July 1986 the newly restored Statue re-opened to the public.
As a result of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 the island was closed to the public for 100 days but the Statue remained closed until August 3, 2004 when the public was again granted access.
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