Lady Liberty in Paris... by KarmaSong

Photography • Historical • posted on Jul 21, 2018

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_______This is one of the five official replicas of the Statue of Liberty that are visible in Paris, and I came across this one in an unexpected way two weeks ago. Its size is the exact quarter of the Statue of Liberty which was offered to the USA by my country, but here, this copy of Lady Liberty was donated by the USA to France, and erected on the 'Ile-aux-Cygnes' ( Swan Island) on the river Seine in 1889, in the West of Paris, four years after the one on Liberty Island, in Manhattan. Originally, it was facing the Eiffel tower, so as to commemorate both the American declaration of Independence and the 'Exposition Universelle', but Auguste Bartholdi, the designer of both statues, wished his replica would face the USA, westwards; sadly enough, his wish didn't come true while he was alive. The replica was turned westwards ( facing the USA) only 48 years later, on the second 'Exposition Universelle' in Paris.In 1998, the replica was lent and sent to Japan for a whole year, to celebrate the 'year of France' there. It was set on a small island in Tokyo Bay.To cut a long story short, the Paris replica is also holding a book, on which the words "IV Juillet 1776 = XIV Juillet 1789" ( "IV July 1776 = XIV July 1789") are carved in gold letters, to commemorate the birth of these two independent nations.
_______Thank you so much for your nice comments in my gallery ... Have a nice weekend!

Comments (32)

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bob4artist

1:28PM | Sat, 21 July 2018

Thanks for the history and the image. - Bob

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Richardphotos

1:37PM | Sat, 21 July 2018

a very interesting history that I was unaware of. thanks for sharing this. I have not been to the Statue of Liberty, but I did fly around it in a helicopter in 1987

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Jean_C

1:49PM | Sat, 21 July 2018

Paris, ville lumière, "illuminé" par la statue de la Liberté! Quel symbole! Magnifique prise de vue de la capitale sous le soleil, ta photo est superbe, Jeau-Luc, et merci pour les infos sur l'histoire de ces statues!

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Lucterios

1:49PM | Sat, 21 July 2018

Très bel hommage.

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DukeNukem2005

3:18PM | Sat, 21 July 2018

It's very beautiful and very nice!

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MagikUnicorn

3:35PM | Sat, 21 July 2018

superbe

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blankfrancine

3:40PM | Sat, 21 July 2018

Great to see something new from you,Jean-Luc! Great photo and info.

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Leije

4:00PM | Sat, 21 July 2018

Une histoire à rebondissements............la lumière est belle sur la statue, et le fait de la photographier de dos en augmente l'effet symbolique.......magnifique photo, Jean-Luc !

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eekdog

4:47PM | Sat, 21 July 2018

Great history and cool pov capture.

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GrandmaT

6:47PM | Sat, 21 July 2018

Fantastic photo!

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VDH

2:37AM | Sun, 22 July 2018

Excellent and interesting shot !

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soffy

3:52AM | Sun, 22 July 2018

Amazing view and capture,Jean-Luc,thanks for sharing this and the interesting info :))**

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virginiese

4:14AM | Sun, 22 July 2018

Je l'aime beaucoup moi aussi. Elle n'est pas loin de la maison Radio France. Je ne savais pas qu'elle avait été prêtée au Japon mais je trouve que c'est une bonne idée ☺ Superbe photo!

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Kordouane

4:24AM | Sun, 22 July 2018

Superbe photo et merci pour le partage !!

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rainbows

5:58AM | Sun, 22 July 2018

tHis is wonderful, Jean-Luc, Fine writ up too I did not knowe this history. Hugs galore. DiDi. xx

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FredNunes

10:59AM | Sun, 22 July 2018

This is a great photo. Love the composition!

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ia-du-lin

11:03AM | Sun, 22 July 2018

wonderful photo

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Navi

11:53AM | Sun, 22 July 2018

Très jolie photo, et je ne savais pas qu'il en existait 5 répliques officielles :) , merci pour la description instructive :)

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Crudelitas

3:01PM | Sun, 22 July 2018

Wonderful photo and thank you for the informations! Very well done!

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TwiztidKidd

3:03PM | Sun, 22 July 2018

What a unique and wonderful way to capture the perspective of Lady Liberty! Your precious commentary included with the photo adds tremendous value to your beautiful shot. You have such talent with your camera!

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