Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Statue of Liberty' has mentioned 'France' in the following places:
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The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frxc3xa9dxc3xa9ric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. | WIKI |
The statue was built in France, shipped overseas in crates, and assembled on the completed pedestal on what was then called Bedloe's Island. | WIKI |
Contents 1 Design and construction process 1.1 Origin 1.2 Design, style, and symbolism 1.3 Announcement and early work 1.4 Construction in France 1.4.1 Design 1.4.2 Fundraising 1.4.3 Construction 1.5 Dedication 2 After dedication 2.1 Lighthouse Board and War Department (1886xe2x80x931933) 2.2 Early National Park Service years (1933xe2x80x931982) 2.3 Renovation and rededication (1982xe2x80x932000) 2.4 Closures and reopenings (2001xe2x80x93present) 3 Access and attributes 3.1 Location and access 3.2 Inscriptions, plaques, and dedications 4 Historical designations 5 Measurements 6 Depictions 7 See also 8 References 8.1 Bibliography 9 External links | WIKI |
In order to honor these achievements, Laboulaye proposed that a gift be built for the United States on behalf of France. | WIKI |
Bartholdi's home province of Alsace was lost to the Prussians, and a more liberal republic was installed in France. | WIKI |
Bartholdi continued to develop the concept following his return to France. | WIKI |
[23] One of these symbols, the personified Columbia, was seen as an embodiment of the United States in the manner that Britannia was identified with the United Kingdom, and Marianne came to represent France. | WIKI |
[22] A figure of Liberty was also depicted on the Great Seal of France. | WIKI |
In this painting, which commemorates France's July Revolution, a half-clothed Liberty leads an armed mob over the bodies of the fallen. | WIKI |
By 1875, France was enjoying improved political stability and a recovering postwar economy. | WIKI |
[42] The announcement provoked a generally favorable reaction in France, though many Frenchmen resented the United States for not coming to their aid during the war with Prussia. | WIKI |
[50] After the exhibition closed, the arm was transported to New York, where it remained on display in Madison Square Park for several years before it was returned to France to join the rest of the statue. | WIKI |
[51] On March 3, 1877, on his final full day in office, President Grant signed a joint resolution that authorized the President to accept the statue when it was presented by France and to select a site for it. | WIKI |
Construction in France | WIKI |
He had originally expected to assemble the skin on-site as the masonry pier was built; instead, he decided to build the statue in France and have it disassembled and transported to the United States for reassembly in place on Bedloe's Island. | WIKI |
In a symbolic act, the first rivet placed into the skin, fixing a copper plate onto the statue's big toe, was driven by United States Ambassador to France Levi P. | WIKI |
Carloads of dynamite and other explosives that were being sent to Britain and France for their war efforts were detonated. | WIKI |
This impressed upon the public the war's stated purposexe2x80x94to secure libertyxe2x80x94and served as a reminder that embattled France had given the United States the statue. | WIKI |
[186] A presentation tablet, also bearing Bartholdi's name, declares the statue is a gift from the people of the Republic of France that honors "the Alliance of the two Nations in achieving the Independence of the United States of America and attests their abiding friendship. | WIKI |
It was designed by sculptor Frxc3xa9dxc3xa9ric Bartholdi in collaboration with engineer Gustave Eiffel, and was a gift from France on the centenary of American independence in 1876. | UNESCO |
xc3x89douard Renxc3xa9 de Laboulaye collaborated with Bartholdi for the concept of the Statue to embody international friendship, peace, and progress, and specifically the historical alliance between France and the United States. | UNESCO |
It was presented by France with the intention of affirming the historical alliance between the two nations. | UNESCO |