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The Statue (1) ____ Liberty, officially named the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, sits (2) ____ the 12-acre Liberty Island (3) ____ New York Harbor. This national (4) ____, along with Ellis Island, has (5) ____ freedom from tyranny, financial hardship, and suffering for many immigrants since the late 1800s. The French (6) ____ the Statue of Liberty to the United States as a gift to mark the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence.
The Statue of Liberty looks like a tiny (7) ____ when viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge; however, at close range, it is an impressive (8 ) ____ in the New York Harbor. From pedestal to tip, the 225-ton (450,000-pound) statue is 305 feet, 6 inches, with the face measuring more than 8 feet tall. There are 154 steps from the pedestal to the head, and the figure has a 35-foot waistline. The (9) ____ reads JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776). The Statue of Liberty's green coloring occurs because of the weather's effect on copper. In 1986, the copper torch was replaced by a torch overlaid with 24-(10) ____ gold.
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