- A replica of the Statue of Liberty will arrive at New York Harbor from France.
- Lady Liberty’s “Little Sister” departed France on June 23 taking the same exact route that the original statue once took.
- The replica is made from the same plaster mold as the original 1878 from Auguste Bartholdi.
Lady Liberty has a little sister for the Fourth of July weekend, as a 9 foot tall bronze statue that is a perfect replica of the Statue of Liberty arrived in New Jersey Wednesday, reports abc7NY.
Lady Liberty’s “Little Sister”
Lady Liberty’s “Little Sister” departed France on June 23 on the CMA CGM NERVAL containership, taking the same exact route that the original statue once took — traveling from La Havre, France — representing a journey that is symbolic of the friendship between the U.S. and France.
The replica is made from the same plaster mold as the original 1878 from Auguste Bartholdi. It weighs 1,000 pounds, is 9-feet tall, and will be displayed on Ellis Island over the July 4 holiday weekend.
An FDNY water cannon greeted the cargo ship CMA CGM NERVAL, which carried “Little Lady Liberty” as it arrived in the U.S.
Independence Day celebration
The 1,000 pound statue docked in Elizabeth, greeted by Governor Phil Murphy, French Ambassador Philippe Etienne, and others.
The statue will then be placed at New York Harbor, where it will celebrate Independence Day facing its big sister from July 1 through 5.
It will then travel to Washington D.C., to be installed at the French ambassador’s residence in time for Bastille Day.
The statue arrived following a nine day voyage from France, where it has spent the past decade in Paris welcoming visitors at the entrance of the Musée des Arts et Métiers, the National Museum of Arts and Crafts.
The symbolic journey replicates the original’s trip to the U.S. and represents friendship between both countries.
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Source: abc7NY
