Posted on 07/04/2021 2:42:41 PM PDT by Libloather
New Yorkers have a surprise gift to look forward to for this Independence Day: a second Statue of Liberty sent by France. This new bronze statue, nicknamed the "little sister," is one-sixteenth the size of the world-famous one that stands on Liberty Island. On Monday, during a special ceremony, the smaller sibling was lifted and loaded into a special container at the National Museum of Arts and Crafts (CNAM) in central Paris, where it has been installed since 2011 in the museum's garden. It will be erected on Ellis Island, just across the water from the original, from July 1 to July 5.
The statue, over 450 kilograms (992 pounds) in weight and just shy of 10 feet tall, was first made in 2009. It is an exact replica of the original 1878 plaster model preserved by CNAM.
"The statue symbolizes freedom and the light around all the world," said Olivier Faron, general administrator of the CNAM. "We want to send a very simple message: Our friendship with the United States is very important, particularly at this moment. We have to conserve and defend our friendship."
The replica bears the same neoclassic design as its "big sister" in New York, who represents the Roman goddess Libertas and measures 151 feet tall atop the giant pedestal. She is imbued with symbolism: the crown with seven spikes, representing sun rays extending out to the world; a tablet inscribed with America's date of independence in Roman numerals; and broken chains and shackles lying at its left foot, signifying the abolition of slavery in the United States.
The date of the ceremony was symbolic as well, held just after the 77th anniversary of D-Day during World War II, when American and other Allied soldiers landed on French soil in 1944...
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Pelosi will have it removed.
I don’t trust the French. Let them keep their damn’d “Little Sister”.
It’s a Trojan Horse filled with French baguettes that will be let loose to cause a diabetes epidemic in NYC.
Funny, you guys never lift a finger to help us when we actually DO need your assistance, France!
I don’t trust the French. Let them keep their damn’d “Little Sister”.
Not if it shows a woman in a burqa holding up the quran.
trojan horse?
lol
The France that was, is not the France that is.
Send the original back. They could use it over there — and we definitely do NOT need any more immigrants.
Antifa will tear it down.
How long before some leftists agitate to have it thrown into the Hudson River because France “is” racist?
This is just a kiss ____ affair...and it’s going to be at the French Ambassador’s residence. Who cares. France has never done anything for America. Lafayette was here on his own volition.
How long before it’s trashed by Antifa/BLM? With Kamala Harris’ blessing?
FIFY
The France that was, is not the France that is.
Imagine showing pride in one’s country! I’m sure you’ve scanned today’s posts with the likes of Congresswomen denouncing the Declaration of Independence, the holiday that commemorates it, the Statue of Liberty, our flag, national anthem, etc. I am not a jingoist, but I’m getting tired of it all.
They should replace the full-size one with this miniature version as a symbol of how far our country has fallen.
Dear France, eat merd!
They should send a statue of Marshal Petain. More appropriate symbol of American leadership.
More like Pierre Laval.
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