“The symbol of New York and the USA”, “one of the most famous sculptures in the world”, “the symbol of freedom and democracy”, “Lady Liberty” - what epithets and names were invented for this statue in New York! Some are amazed at its size, others pay tribute to the idea embedded in the sculpture, while others simply perceive it as one of the modern wonders of the world. October 28, 1886, to the roar of the cannonade - 21 cannon shots! - And in the presence of President Grover Cleveland, the most famous monument of North America was opened. Sirens roared, a grandiose firework was arranged. Since then, the passengers of all ships arriving at the New York port are met by a gigantic female figure with the Torch of Liberty in her outstretched hand. For many thousands of emigrants, this statue was a sign of liberation from oppression and suffering that they suffered in the Old World. The Statue of Liberty has become a symbol of the United States of America. Each of the four million visitors who annually come to a small island in the New York harbor, where the monument is installed, can make up their mind about the latter. And each one will be right in his own way ... The statue is truly grandiose: its height from the base to the tip of the torch is almost 47 meters, and together with a powerful granite pedestal - 93 meters. One fingernail on the hand of a woman personifying Freedom weighs one and a half kilograms. Under the wind, the statue sways slightly: the range of oscillations reaches 7.6 centimeters, and at the torch - even up to 12.7 centimeters! Today there are more than 200 copies of the Statue of Liberty - in 39 US states, in several current and former possessions of the States, including the Panama Canal Zone, Guam, and the Philippines ... In the Copenhagen quarter, Christiania is the “hippie city”, where anarchy reigns, there is also its own statue of Liberty, or rather, a parody of it, witty made of auxiliary materials, resembling both the original and a huge scarecrow. Well, to each - his own understanding of this very freedom ...