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One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France. The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete. The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel. Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built. The site chosen was an island at the entrance of New York Harbour . By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall had been erected in Paris. The following year, it was taken to pieces and sent to America. By the end of October 1886, the statue had been put together again and it was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi. Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.
wʌn ɒv ðə məʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈmɒnjʊmənts ɪn ðə wɜːld, ðə ˈstætjuː ɒv ˈlɪbəti, wɒz prɪˈzɛntɪd tuː ðə jʊˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɒv əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn ðə ˈnaɪnˈtiːŋθ ˈsɛnʧʊri baɪ ðə ˈpiːpl ɒv ˈfrɑːns. ðə greɪt ˈstætjuː, wɪʧ wɒz dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ðə ˈskʌlptə Auguste Bartholdi, tʊk tɛn jɪəz tuː kəmˈpliːt. ði ˈækʧʊəl ˈfɪgə wɒz meɪd ɒv ˈkɒpə səˈpɔːtɪd baɪ ə ˈmɛtl ˈfreɪmwɜːk wɪʧ hæd biːn ɪsˈpɛʃəli kənˈstrʌktɪd baɪ ˈaɪf(ə)l. bɪˈfɔːr ɪt kʊd biː trænsˈpɔːtɪd tuː ðə jʊˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ə saɪt hæd tuː biː faʊnd fɔːr ɪt ænd ə ˈpɛdɪstl hæd tuː biː bɪlt. ðə saɪt ˈʧəʊzn wɒz ən ˈaɪlənd æt ði ˈɛntrəns ɒv njuː jɔːk ˈhɑːbə. baɪ 1884, ə ˈstætjuː wɪʧ wɒz 151 fiːt tɔːl hæd biːn ɪˈrɛktɪd ɪn ˈpærɪs. ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ jɪə, ɪt wɒz ˈteɪkən tuː ˈpiːsɪz ænd sɛnt tuː əˈmɛrɪkə. baɪ ði ɛnd ɒv ɒkˈtəʊbə 1886, ðə ˈstætjuː hæd biːn pʊt təˈgɛðər əˈgɛn ænd ɪt wɒz əˈfɪʃəli prɪˈzɛntɪd tuː ði əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpiːpl baɪ Bartholdi. ˈɛvə sɪns ðɛn, ðə greɪt ˈmɒnjʊmənt hæz biːn ə ˈsɪmbəl ɒv ˈlɪbəti fɔː ðə ˈmɪljənz ɒv ˈpiːpl huː hæv pɑːst θruː njuː jɔːk ˈhɑːbə tuː meɪk ðeə həʊmz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə.
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