[RummyChick]

Missing a lot of the story...and it wasnt designed for New york. It was designed for Egypt.

In fact, at one point Boston tried to get it. The designer at one point thought about Philadelphia because there he raised enough funds for the head of the statue.

The designer came to American and tried all kinds of fundraising efforts.

People truly don’t understand how the Statue of Liberty came about.

[RummyChick]

"“An Isolated and Useless Arm” Despite sparking public interest, the Centennial Exhibition raised concerns about fate of the rest of Lady Liberty’s body and, in September 1876, the New York Times reported that “the statue has been suspended in consequence of a lack of funds.” Bartholdi chose the arm (over other body parts) because it would make an acceptable standalone structure if the project failed, and for some time, it seemed very possible that the arm is all we would have."

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2015/04/07/statue-liberty-pedestal

[Mollypitcher1]

“IT” wasn’t designed for Egypt. The statue of Liberty was designed for the entry into New York harbor and Bartholdi selected Bedloes Island specifically.
The sculptor had hoped for the commission of a monumental LIGHTHOUSE for the Suez canal and did design a LIGHTHOUSE for Egypt in the form of a woman holding a lamp. However, he did not receive a commission and his plans were for naught.
Sometime later, he was contacted to design a statue for the centennial of the Constitution. it wwas NOT the same statue designed on paper for Etypt. It was a design he made specifically for America.......Freedom enlightening the world.