Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is more than a monument（紀念碑）. She is a beloved friend, a living symbol of freedom to millions around the world. These exhibits are a tribute（頌歌） to the people who created her, to those who built and paid for her, to the ideals she represents, and to the hopes she inspires（激發）.
Statue of Liberty Information
Official name of the statue of liberty is "Liberty Enlightening the World"（“自由照耀世界之神”）
Construction of the Statue of Liberty: began in France: 1875
Sculptor: Auguste Bartholdi – Quartermaster（軍需官） to a force of five thousand soldiers
Statue completed in Paris: June 1884
Statue presented to America by the people of France: July 4, 1884
Location of Statue: Liberty Island, formerly Bedloe's Island and Fort Wood (fortress for protection of New York Harbor 1811)
Height from base to torch (1984 Survey): 152' 2" (46.84m)
Length of hand: 16' 5" (5.00m)
Index finger（食指）: 8' 0" (2.44m)
補充：塑像拔地而起，高達152英尺，基座89英尺，腰圍420英寸，未露笑容的嘴有3英尺寬。女神腳下殘留著許多打碎的腳鐐，左手持壹標有1776年7月4日的銘板，宣布自由的到來。
女神像由艾菲爾鐵塔的設計者、法國土木工程師古斯塔夫?6?1艾菲爾設計，法國出資建造，花了10年時間建成。1886年10月28日，美國克裏夫蘭總統主持揭幕。從那以後，凡進紐約港的船只都從神像42英尺高的右臂下進入美國。
開往利伯蒂島的渡船總有排著長隊的人群，進入塑像區的瓶頸壹帶也總是人群擁擠。可坐電梯到墊座頂上的了望臺，這兒是理想的觀察地。還可登高12層(***有168級臺階)，到達塑像頂端。但是，海拔305英尺高的火炬並不對觀眾開放。
開放時間：每天9：00-16：00、聖誕休息
費用：大人$10(包括往返渡船費用)，兒童、老人$5
MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS（集錦）
Statue of Liberty Exhibit
The Statue of Liberty exhibit, which opened in July 1986 and is located on the second floor in the pedestal（基架） of the Statue, traces（追溯） the history and symbolism（象征主義） of the Statue of Liberty through museum objects, photographs, prints（印刷物）, videos and oral histories. In addition to historical artifacts（史前古器物） and descriptive text, full scale replicas（全尺寸復制品） of the Statue's face and foot are also on display. The main historical sections include: From Idea to Image, Fabricating（制作） the Statue, Stretching Technology, Fundraising（籌款） in France, The Pedestal, Fundraising in America, and Complete at Last. The next area focuses on the symbolism of Liberty with sections titled Mother of Exiles（放逐）, Becoming the Statue of America, Century of Souvenirs（紀念品）, The Image Exploited（開拓） and The Statue in Popular Culture.
The Torch Exhibit
The Torch Exhibit includes the original 1886 torch and much altered（改變的） flame in the lobby（大廳）. On the second floor balcony overlooking this torch is a display on the history of the torch and flame, explaining the various alterations through diagrams（圖表）, photographs, drawings and cartoons.
The "New Colossus（巨像）"
The famous sonnet（十四行詩） written by Emma Lazarus in 1883. A bronze plaque（裝飾用的青銅片）, dedicated in memory of Emma Lazarus' contribution to the completion of the Statue's pedestal, has been affixed（貼上） to the inner walls of the pedestal since the early 1900's. This plaque, currently（現在） located in the Statue of Liberty exhibit, has come to symbolize the statue's universal message of hope and freedom for immigrants（移民） coming to America and people seeking freedom around the world.