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Username: Thom@s
Posted 2004-12-07 15:34:47 and read 19028 times.
Not sure if these photos are common in the US, but they are from an exhibition in Paris which opened today. The famous statue was built in Paris from the design of Frederic August Bartholdi. The designer died 100 years ago, which is why the photos are on display today.
rumor has it that Bartholdi's mother was used as a model for the face.
Bartholdi received help from Gustave Eiffel (The guy who built the tower) with the structure.
The statue of liberty in Paris before being transported to USA in pieces.
The only part of the statue which is originally American. It was only after Joseph Pulitzer criticised the rich for not donating money, that the project got underway.
Today. (9th November to be precise.)
Thom@s
Username: Gary2880
Posted 2004-12-07 15:40:15 and read 19012 times.
kudos, nice shots indeed. i think that it should be hammerd home more that the statue of liberty was a present from france, might stop some of that bashing they get on fox
anyone know why its such a insipid shade of green?? nice bronce colour would have been nice or has it just turned green over time
Username: Thom@s
Posted 2004-12-07 15:42:10 and read 19006 times.
A little known fact: Much of the material used to build the statue came from Norway. Now you know... 
Thom@s
Username: Air2gxs
Posted 2004-12-07 16:06:41 and read 18995 times.
Thank you. Great pictures.
Username: Tbar220
Posted 2004-12-07 16:29:28 and read 18980 times.
Nice pictures, good lesson in history. Indeed, its hard to imagine, but the statue was a bright bronze color at one point instead of the rusted over green it is now.
Username: 707cMf
Posted 2004-12-07 16:31:58 and read 18975 times.
There is also a smaller replica of the Statue of the Liberty in Paris (on the Ile aux Cygnes).
Offered by the US as a thank you for the original one, IIRC.
cheers,
707
Username: Corey07850
Posted 2004-12-07 17:35:21 and read 18951 times.
Gary,
The statue is made of copper... When copper oxidizes it turns green. You may have seen this on copper roofs or gutters
Username: Gary2880
Posted 2004-12-07 17:55:50 and read 18932 times.
pitty, wasnt very good forward planning! why wasnt it painted? might have been nice to have given it a lick of paint
Username: TACAA320
Posted 2004-12-07 18:10:32 and read 18925 times.
Thank you so much for such a wonderful pictures!!!!!!
Username: Air2gxs
Posted 2004-12-07 20:39:50 and read 18898 times.
The copper was actually very good planning. The green is not rust. It is a protective coating that forms on copper, and to a lesser extent bronze, when exposed to the elements.
I'm no metalurgist, but I believe it was probably the best aterial for a statue at the time. Look at bridges that are made of steel. They have rust streaks and are dis-colored. The statue has taken on the green color and has remained as such. This was its design.
Username: MD11Engineer
Posted 2004-12-07 20:49:01 and read 18891 times.
The green colour is copper carbonate. It forms as a protective layer on copper exposed to weather and protects the underlying metal. It is also called a patina.
Copper was probably used for it´s resistance against weather and for being very ductile, so that the tinsmiths could bash the plates easily into the various shapes.
Jan
Username: Kalakaua
Posted 2004-12-07 21:35:57 and read 18864 times.
I love the patina look. That's why they chose the materials... It becomes beautiful over time.
Username: Unattendedbag
Posted 2004-12-07 23:23:00 and read 18848 times.
great pictures, although I do faintly remember seeing them on a History Channel special about the Statue of Liberty.
Just a quick question:
Third picture down, just above the rolled up sleeve. Did that french sculpter die and did his fellow sculpters decide to cover him in plaster too?
Username: SATL382G
Posted 2004-12-08 00:05:56 and read 18828 times.
My understanding is that it was donations from school children that built the pedestal, not donations from the rich.
Username: HAWK21M
Posted 2004-12-08 09:23:33 and read 18774 times.
Fantastic work of Engineering.
Good Pictures.
regds
MEL
Username: Thom@s
Posted 2004-12-08 11:35:43 and read 18754 times.
The statue is made of copper...
And guess where it came from...
It was transported from Karmøy, which is only a 40 min drive from where I live. 
Thom@s
Username: Newark777
Posted 2004-12-08 23:59:52 and read 18720 times.
Pretty cool when you walk to the top. The entire statue is entirely hollow, and the spiral staircase in the middle is the only structure inside beside the occasional support beams. Fascinating to see all the statue's features from the inside.
Username: FoxBravo
Posted 2004-12-09 01:06:19 and read 18697 times.
Great pics, thanks for sharing. As I write this, I am looking at her out my office window. She's all lit up against the blackness of the harbor, and her torch is glowing brightly.
Gary2880 has brought up an excellent point--I wish more Americans would look to Lady Liberty as a reminder of all the positive things that have come out of our relationship with France over the past couple of centuries, instead of indulging in senseless bashing over what amounts to a minor bump in the road.
But Gary, we'll have to agree to disagree on that green patina color. I think it looks dignified and beautiful!
Username: Newark777
Posted 2004-12-09 02:14:00 and read 18681 times.
I think it looks dignified and beautiful!
Have to agree on that one. Can you imagine Lady Liberty any other color? I know I can't.
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