Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Statue of Liberty' has mentioned 'United States' in the following places:
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| The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Libertxc3xa9 xc3xa9clairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor within New York City, in the United States. | WIKI |
| 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 |
| [8] After its dedication, the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, seen as a symbol of welcome to immigrants arriving by sea. | WIKI |
| The statue was administered by the United States Lighthouse Board until 1901 and then by the Department of War; since 1933 it has been maintained by the National Park Service as part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument, and is a major tourist attraction. | WIKI |
| According to the National Park Service, the idea of a monument presented by the French people to the United States was first proposed by xc3x89douard Renxc3xa9 de Laboulaye, president of the French Anti-Slavery Society and a prominent and important political thinker of his time. | WIKI |
| In after-dinner conversation at his home near Versailles, Laboulaye, an ardent supporter of the Union in the American Civil War, is supposed to have said: "If a monument should rise in the United States, as a memorial to their independence, I should think it only natural if it were built by united effortxe2x80x94a common work of both our nations. | WIKI |
| [10] In another essay on their website, the Park Service suggested that Laboulaye was minded to honor the Union victory and its consequences, "With the abolition of slavery and the Union's victory in the Civil War in 1865, Laboulaye's wishes of freedom and democracy were turning into a reality in the United States. | WIKI |
| In order to honor these achievements, Laboulaye proposed that a gift be built for the United States on behalf of France. | WIKI |
| Laboulaye hoped that by calling attention to the recent achievements of the United States, the French people would be inspired to call for their own democracy in the face of a repressive monarchy. | WIKI |
| [9] As Bartholdi had been planning a trip to the United States, he and Laboulaye decided the time was right to discuss the idea with influential Americans. | WIKI |
| He was delighted to learn that the island was owned by the United States governmentxe2x80x94it had been ceded by the New York State Legislature in 1800 for harbor defense. | WIKI |
| [18] Bartholdi crossed the United States twice by rail, and met many Americans who he thought would be sympathetic to the project. | 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 |
| A Liberty figure adorned most American coins of the time,[22] and representations of Liberty appeared in popular and civic art, including Thomas Crawford's Statue of Freedom (1863) atop the dome of the United States Capitol Building. | 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 |
| [46] In May 1876, Bartholdi traveled to the United States as a member of a French delegation to the Centennial Exhibition,[47] and arranged for a huge painting of the statue to be shown in New York as part of the Centennial festivities. | WIKI |
| During his second trip to the United States, Bartholdi addressed a number of groups about the project, and urged the formation of American committees of the Franco-American Union. | 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 |
| The committees in the United States faced great difficulties in obtaining funds for the construction of the pedestal. | WIKI |
| Shortly after the dedication, The Cleveland Gazette, an African American newspaper, suggested that the statue's torch not be lit until the United States became a free nation "in reality": | WIKI |
| The United States Lighthouse Board took over the Statue of Liberty in 1887 and pledged to install equipment to enhance the torch's effect; in spite of its efforts, the statue remained virtually invisible at night. | WIKI |
| When Bartholdi returned to the United States in 1893, he made additional suggestions, all of which proved ineffective. | WIKI |
| Wars and other upheavals in Europe prompted large-scale emigration to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century; many entered through New York and saw the statue not as a symbol of enlightenment, as Bartholdi had intended, but as a sign of welcome to their new home. | WIKI |
| After the United States entered World War I in 1917, images of the statue were heavily used in both recruitment posters and the Liberty bond drives that urged American citizens to support the war financially. | 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 |
| During the October 2013 United States federal government shutdown, Liberty Island and other federally funded sites were closed. | WIKI |
| [167] However, the island remained open during the 2018xe2x80x9319 United States federal government shutdown because the Statue of Libertyxe2x80x93Ellis Island Foundation had donated funds. | 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 |
| [194] In a patriotic tribute, the Boy Scouts of America, as part of their Strengthen the Arm of Liberty campaign in 1949xe2x80x931952, donated about two hundred replicas of the statue, made of stamped copper and 100 inches (2.5xc2xa0m) in height, to states and municipalities across the United States. | WIKI |
| [205] The Libertarian Party of the United States uses the statue in its emblem. | WIKI |
| Atop its pedestal (designed by American architect Richard Morris Hunt), the Statue has welcomed millions of immigrants to the United States since it was dedicated in 1886. | 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 financed by international subscription in recognition of the establishment of the principles of freedom and democracy by the United States of Americaxe2x80x99s Declaration of Independence, which the Statue holds in her left hand. | UNESCO |
| The Statue also soon became and has endured as a symbol of the migration of people from many countries into the United States in the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. | UNESCO |
| The Statue of Liberty is owned by the Government of the United States of America. | UNESCO |