Statue of Liberty

Many people know that the idea of creating the Statue of Liberty was born in France. The original 93-meter sculpture of the Statue of Liberty was presented to the American people to celebrate the centenary of independence.

In France itself, there are at least five smaller copies of the monument: four in Paris and one in Colmar, the hometown of the Statue of Liberty author Frederick Bartholdi.

In Colmar near the airport installed the highest copy of the famous monument, its height is 12 meters.

In the heart of Paris, near the Eiffel Tower, on Swan Island is another eleven-meter replica, installed in 1889. Faced west to her American sister, she is a reciprocal American gift to the French.

The remaining smaller models are in the Luxembourg Garden, on the bow of a barge standing on the Seine River. On the Alma Bridge there is a copy of the torch of the famous statue, which after the death of Princess Diana began to be considered a monument. His pedestal is constantly laid live flowers.