In fact, not even a living person. This time, it’s the iconic Statue of Liberty. Yes, the copper-clad colossal that’s stood overlooking New York City since 1886. Lady Liberty joins the ranks ...
It would be 10 years after the centenary that the statue was unveiled to the public. Liberty was sculpted from copper in Bartoldi’s workshop in Paris and shipped across to New York in 350 ...
His bright pink parachute was left hanging on the statue for another 10 minutes after his rescue. The man pulled himself up the outstretched copper arm of Lady Liberty to the very top of the torch ...
The gallant statue is 20 centimeters long, 9 cm wide and 10 cm tall. Sold as a set with an exclusive mount, the statue retails for 45,000 yen ($424), excluding tax.
The statue is located on Liberty Island and has a height of 93 meters from its base, and weighs 225 tons of copper, gold, steel and iron. The wedding took place in 1863, when Isabella was 22 years ...