Here is one that got me thinking the other day

[rlefebvr]

How did the French transport the statue of Liberty to NY. Just try and imagine it. It boggles the mind.


Answer:

Packed in Pieces: the Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty stands 151 feet (46 meters) tall and weighs 225 tons. The palm of her hand alone could contain several people. On the 4th of July, 1884, when Liberty was delivered to the American Ambassador in Paris, her enormous mass and gargantuan proportions awed the people crowded around her. She looked like a 15-story giant against the four- and five-story buildings of the city. People perched on rooftops to be able to take in her whole presence (Trachtenberg, 135).

To travel from Paris to New York Harbor, Liberty had to be disassembled into 300 pieces and shipped in more than 200 wooden crates. The pieces of her torch-bearing arm alone--which had been displayed previously in Philadelphia for the 1876 centennial--filled 21 boxes.

Once Liberty was ready to be shipped to the United States, problems appeared on the other side of the Atlantic: the base on which she would stand was far from complete. (see Politics: The Agendas Behind the Monuments) Finally, on June 17, 1886 Liberty arrived, and was officially installed on a massive monument designed by Richard Morris Hunt. In October of 1886, President Grover Cleveland delivered a dedication address at Liberty's dedication ceremony, during which she was ultimately unveiled to the American people.

[lau]

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[henrah]

Why did they do it? Was it a reward for something the Americans did to help France?

[BoliverAllmon]

french grateful? in the same sentence? HMMMMMM......

[pianolearner]

I think it came in a Kinder Surprise.

[henrah]

I think it came in a Kinder Surprise.

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