Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
France gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States as a symbol of friendship and the shared ideals of liberty. The monumental statue was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, with structural assistance from engineer Gustave Eiffel, who later became famous for the Eiffel Tower. France presented the statue to the United States in 1886, marking the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence, although its completion and dedication took place later. The statue, officially known as “Liberty Enlightening the World,” was assembled on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. It depicts a robed female figure holding a torch in one hand and a tablet bearing the date July 4, 1776, in the other. Today, the Statue of Liberty remains an internationally recognized symbol of freedom and democracy.
