What is the meaning of the statue of liberty

The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of liberty, a gift given by France to the 100th anniversary of American independence in 1876. Originally conceived as an emblem of the friendship between the people of France and the U.S. and a sign of their mutual desire for liberty, over the years the Statue has become much more. It is the Mother of Exiles, greeting millions of immigrants and embodying hope and opportunity for those seeking a better life in America. It stirs the desire for freedom in people all over the world. It represents the United States itself.

This masterpiece of art was created by a talented sculptor in the late 19th century, his name was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi. Bartholdi was born in an Italian family in France in 1834. He has loved sculpture art since his youth, and the image of the Statue of Liberty has existed in his mind for a long time. One day after Louis Napoleon Bonaparte launched a coup d’état to overthrow the Second Republic in 1851, a group of steadfast Republicans built fortifications on the streets. In the dusk, a young girl held a burning torch and jumped over obstacles. The slogan "Go forward" rushed towards the enemy, the gunfire of the Bonapartists rang, and the girl fell in a pool of blood. Bartholdi witnessed this fact personally, and he couldn't calm down for a long time. From then on, the brave girl who climbed the torch became a symbol of freedom in his heart. For more than a century, the bronze statue of the Statue of Liberty standing on Liberty Island has become a symbol of the friendship between the American nation and the American and French people, and will always express the American people's lofty ideals of fighting for democracy and yearning for freedom.

In 1851, Louis Bonaparte launched a coup to overthrow the Second French Republic. One day, a group of Republicans set up defenses in the streets and started street fighting with the coup d’étatists. At twilight, a young girl who was loyal to the Republican regime, holding a burning torch, jumped over obstacles, rushed towards the enemy with the slogan "Forward", and was unfortunately shot and killed. Since then, this brave girl holding the torch has become a symbol of freedom in the heart of the sculptor. In addition, the shape of the goddess is modeled after Bateldi's later wife, and the face is taken from his mother.