We made a slight detour on this trip to see another version of the Statue of Liberty. The story is in the 1860s, France wanted to build a statue representing liberty for the US to honor freedom and their (revolutionary) relationship. The monument was built by the famous French sculptor Bartholdi. . The last one major replica is located in Paris and was reciprocal gift from the US. This smaller version of the statue, one-fourth the height of the original, was gifted in 1889.
We have been lucky to see it in NYC and the other large statue in Colmar, the town where the sculptor was born, on previous trips. We have seen, and saw again on this trip, the last one crafted by Bartholdi in 1900, which is placed at the entrance of the Musée d'Orsay. (For many years it was in the Jardin du Luxembourg and it now has a replica.)
I was so happy to complete the checklist of all of the Statues of Liberty!
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