Statue of Liberty

·         Last Friday I finally saw the Statue of Liberty located on the Liberty  Island Manhattan, New York, U.S. I saw her previously only in the American film and television. I felt very shocked When she appeared in front of me. She is so majestic tall, 151 feet 1 inch(46 meters), ground to torch: 305 feet inch(93 meters). The statue of Liberty was carved with true to life likeness. The statue is a robed female figure, a torch in one hand, a broken chain around the feet. The color of the figure is green. Observing the statue, I was confused of the symbolic significance of the robe,the torch, the tabula ansata and the broken chain in the sculptor. Through access to some information on internet, I see. The statue of a robed female figure represents libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 1776. The broken chain at her feet implies  breaking

the shackles to pursue freedom . The statue is an icon of freedom and of the United States: a welcoming signal to immigrants arriving from abroad.  I had to say high praise to its sculptor, a famous French sculptor , Frederic Auguste Bartholdi who designed and dedicated it on October 28, 1886, and it was gift to the United States from the people of France. After visiting the statue of Liberty, everyone will create their own Statue of Liberty in their mind, which represents everyone's desire and ideal and inspires people to work hard to achieve the dream. I also have got positive energy from Statue of Liberty.