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Rare photos of the Statue of Liberty under construction in 1883

Lady Liberty's head in Paris park, 1883

Before Lady Liberty was standing tall, she had to be assembled piece by piece. Thebeaming gift, dedicated in 1886 and designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, came a longway from France to the United States. America's most famous immigrant, The Statue of

Liberty, was constructed in Paris starting in 1883, then taken apart and shipped to Americain pieces. Here, back in 1883, the Statue of Liberty's head was displayed in a park inParis. Check out more of Lady Liberty's limbs as they were constructed in the 1800sbefore coming together to become one of America's most iconic landmarks ...

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Statue of Liberty construction, 1883

This is Lady Liberty like you've never seen her -- all chopped up. In 1883, men toiled away

in a workshop in France to hammer sheets of copper into the Statue of Liberty. LadyLiberty stands 111'1" from heel to top of head, in flats of course.

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Statue of Liberty construction, 1883A model of the Statue of Liberty (l.) from 1883 shows what she will look like oncecompleted. The parts of the statue were assembled in France (c.,r.) before being shippedover to the United States.

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Statue of Liberty construction, 1883

The inner workings of Lady Liberty's arm can be seen in this 1883 photograph. Theskeleton of the structure, housed here in France while under construction, was covered bya plaster surface to sculpt Lady Liberty's arms.

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Statue of Liberty construction, 1885

The Statue of Liberty's limbs and crown arrived piecemeal before they were constructedtogether into Lady Liberty. They're seen being uncrated here on Liberty Island in 1885.

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Lady Liberty's head in Paris park, 1883

Before Lady Liberty was standing tall, she had to be assembled piece by piece. Thebeaming gift, dedicated in 1886 and designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, came a longway from France to the United States. America's most famous immigrant, The Statue ofLiberty, was constructed in Paris starting in 1883, then taken apart and shipped to Americain pieces. Here, back in 1883, the Statue of Liberty's head was displayed in a park inParis. Check out more of Lady Liberty's limbs as they were constructed in the 1800sbefore coming together to become one of America's most iconic landmarks ...

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Statue of Liberty construction, 1883

Lady Liberty is covered in 2.5mm thick copper, which is about the width of two pennies.Inside she is chock full of iron and stainless steel. Here, men get busy at theirworkbenches during the construction of the Statue of Liberty.

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Statue of Liberty construction, 1883

Lady Liberty is covered in 2.5mm thick copper, which is about the width of two pennies.Inside she is chock full of iron and stainless steel. Here, men get busy at theirworkbenches during the construction of the Statue of Liber

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Statue of Liberty construction, 1984 & 1985

In 1984 Lady Liberty's torch was lowered for repairs. The Statue's current torch, which is acopper flame covered in 24K gold, was completed in 1986. It's seen here underconstruction in 1984 and 1985

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Statue of Liberty construction, 1984

Lady Liberty's last torch, which weighed 1.5 tons, was dramatically removed on July 5,1984. The Statue of Liberty recently underwent renovations after damaged sustained byHurricane Sandy in Oct. 2012. America's iconic symbol of freedom officially reopened onJuly 4, 2013.

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Drawing of the Statue of Liberty, 1883

Lady Liberty's structure follows designs going back to ancient Greek and Romancivilizations. Historically, images of Liberty were depicted as females. Lady Liberty takesher shape from the Roman Goddess of Liberty.