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January 13, 2015
Land of Opportunity
The statue is that of a female figure standing erect upon a pedestal or block, the body being thrown slightly over to the left, so as to gravitate upon the left leg, the whole figure being thus in equilibrium, and symmetrically arranged with respect to a perpendicular line or axis passing through the head and left foot. The right leg, with its lower limb thrown back, is bent, resting upon the bent toe, thus giving grace to the general attitude of the figure. The body is clothed in the classical drapery, being a stola, or mantle gathered in upon the left shoulder and thrown over the skirt or tunic or under-garment, which drops in voluminous folds upon the feet. The right arm is thrown up and stretched out, with a flamboyant torch grasped in the hand.– Futility Closet
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His estate wants it back.
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at January 14, 2015 4:22 AM
VW: uh uh, no way. It was an even swap for the Eiffel Tower.
Trivial info: the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower were both designed by Freemasons. Also Mt Rushmore.
Posted by: chasmatic at January 14, 2015 5:46 AM
And the muslim answer to Lady Lib is some nondescript, battered woman in a burkha with a sword in one hand and a head in the other, held high.
Posted by: Jack at January 14, 2015 7:29 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicas_of_the_Statue_of_Liberty
There is a fairly large one in Paris at the downstream end of the Ile des Cygnes in the Seine, just past the Pont de Grenelle. It is 7/8 of a mile downstream of the Eiffel Tower, and is a little bit west of the places where tourists usually go.
Posted by: Fat Man at January 14, 2015 11:05 AM