Hundreds of replicas of New York City's Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) have been created worldwide. The original Statue of Liberty, designed by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, is 151 feet tall and stands on a pedestal that is 154 feet tall, making the height of the entire sculpture 305 feet. The design for the original Statue of Liberty began in 1865, with final installation in 1886.
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On the occasion of the Exposition Universelle of 1900, sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi crafted a 1/16 scale, version of his Liberty Enlightening the World. It was cast in 1889 and he subsequently gave it to the Musée du Luxembourg. In 1906, the statue was placed outside the museum in the Jardin du Luxembourg, where it stood for over a century, until 2011. Since 2012 it has stood within the entrance hall to the Musée d'Orsay, and a newly constructed bronze replica stands in its place in the Jardin du Luxembourg.
Île aux Cygnes
This statue was given in 1889 to Paris by Parisian expatriates in the United States, only three years after the main statue in New York was inaugurated, to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution. Originally, the statue was turned towards the east in order to face the Eiffel Tower. In 1937, it was turned towards the west so that it would be facing the original statue in New York. It is one of three replicas in Paris.
The statue is near the Pont de Grenelle on the Île aux Cygnes, a man-made island in the Seine (). It is a quarter-scale version ( high), and was one of the working models used during construction of the actual Statue of Liberty. The statue is a short distance away from the Eiffel Tower and Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel designed its supporting structure. This model weighs 14 tons. It was inaugurated on 4 July 1889. Its tablet bears two dates: "IV JUILLET 1776" (4 July 1776: the United States Declaration of Independence) like the New York statue, and "XIV JUILLET 1789" (14 July 1789: the storming of the Bastille) associated with an equal sign. This statue is shown in the 2007 film National Treasure: Book of Secrets as a historic location.
Musée des Arts et Métiers The tall original plaster maquette finished in 1878 by Auguste Bartholdi that was used to make the statue in New York is in the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris.E. L. Kallop, Jr., Images of Liberty. Models and reductions of the Statue of Liberty 1867–1917, Special Centennial Exhibition 25 Janvier–15 Février 1986 This original plaster model was bequeathed by the artist's widow in 1907,Legal instrument prepared by M. Demanche, notary, on 1 March 1907 (Inv13768ter in the Museum archives). together with part of the artist's estate.
On the square outside the Musée des Arts et Métierss entrance was a bronze copy made from the plaster maquette, number 1 from an original edition of 12, made by the museum and cast by Susse Fondeur Paris. It was this replica that was shipped to the U.S. under a joint effort by the Embassy of France in the United States, the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers and the shipping company CMA CGM Group. After spending time on Ellis Island for Independence Day 2021, it now resides at the French ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C.
Flame of Liberty
A life-size copy of the torch, Flame of Liberty, can be seen above the entrance to the Pont de l'Alma tunnel near the Champs-Élysées in Paris. It was given to the city as a return gift in honour of the centennial celebration of the statue's dedication. In 1997, the torch became an unofficial memorial to Diana, Princess of Wales after she was killed in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel.
Barentin There is a polyester replica in the northwest of France, in the small town of Barentin near Rouen. It was made for the 1969 French film, Le Cerveau ("The Brain"), directed by Gérard Oury and featuring actors Jean-Paul Belmondo and Bourvil.: image and description of the Barentin replica from the personal website of a Statue of Liberty enthusiast.
Bordeaux There is a replica of the statue in the city of Bordeaux. The first Bordeaux statue was seized and melted down by the Nazis in World War II. The statue was replaced in 2000 and a plaque was added to commemorate the victims of the 11 September terrorist attacks. On the night of 25 March 2003, unknown vandals poured red paint and gasoline on the replica and set it on fire. The vandals also cracked the pedestal of the plaque. The mayor of Bordeaux, former prime minister Alain Juppé, condemned the attack.
Colmar
A replica of the Statue of Liberty in Colmar, the city of Bartholdi's birth, was dedicated on 4 July 2004, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his death. It stands at the north entrance of the city. The Bartholdi Museum in Colmar contains numerous models of various sizes made by Bartholdi during the process of designing the statue.
Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer Frédéric Bartholdi donated a copy of the Statue of Liberty to the town square of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.
Other French cities Other Liberty Enlightening the World statues are displayed in Poitiers and Lunel. The Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon owns a terracotta version.
Near Chaumont, Haute Marne, is a miniature replica in the flag plaza of the former Chaumont Air Base. This was the home of the US 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, now based at Lakenheath, England, with its own statue at the flag plaza. The 48th TFW is the only USAF wing with a name: "The Statue of Liberty Wing".
Another example is of a Liberty Enlightening the World replica in Châteauneuf-la-Forêt, near the city of Limoges in the area of Haute-Vienne, Limousin. There is another "original" Bartholdi replica at Roybon (near Grenoble)
There is a small replica on Promenade des Anglais in Nice. This is one of Bartholdi's first models and overlooks the Mediterranean Sea on the Quai des Etats-Unis (the promenade of the United States).
Spain
Barcelona The in Barcelona has in its entrance a replica from 1894. She welcomes visitors to the library, which is devoted to the labour movement, anarchism, and freemasonry.
Cadaqués Cadaqués, a small village that was residence of Salvador Dalí, has an unusual version, with both arms and hands up holding torches. It is on top of a small tourism information office.
Cenicero In 1897 a replica in iron and bronze was erected in Cenicero, Spain, to honor local fighters during the First Carlist War. In 1936 it was removed during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. It was restored in 1976.
Austria In Minimundus, a miniature park located at the Wörthersee in Carinthia, Austria, is another replica of the Statue of Liberty.
In Graz, standing between the Opera House and the NextLiberty Theater, stands a steel structure built out of steel beams, that depict the original size of the statue of liberty, before the plates of the final form were being put into place. Instead of torch of flame, this depiction is holding a sword in extended left arm and a sphere in the right arm representing the world.
Denmark A small replica in lego is situated in the original Legoland in Billund. The replica is made from 400,000 Lego bricks and also resides in other Lego theme parks.
Germany A copy is in the German Heide Park Soltau theme park, located on a lake with cruising Mississippi steamboats. It weighs 28 metric tons (31 short tons), is made of plastic foam on a steel frame with polyester cladding, and was designed by the Dutch artist Gerla Spee.
Ireland A green painted replica of the Statue of Liberty can be found near Mulnamina More, County Donegal, Ireland.
Kosovo A replica stands atop the Hotel Victory in Pristina, Kosovo. Today the hotel is closed and the police from Kosovo use the building.
Netherlands
A replica has its temporary location in the Dutch city of Assen. The statue bears characteristic features that represent the culture and landscape of the region, like a can of beans instead of the original torch. The replica, by sculptor Natasja Bennink, was on display for the duration of an exhibition on American realism in the Drents Museum until 27 May 2018.
Norway A smaller replica is in the Norwegian village of Visnes, where the copper used in the original statue was mined. A replica is also on the facade of a pub in Bleik, county of Nordland
Romania There is a statue in Boldeşti-Scăeni, near Prahova County.
Ukraine There is a unique "sitting" Statue of Liberty in the Ukrainian city of Lviv. It is a sculpture on a dome of the house (15, ) built by architect Yuriy Zakharevych and decorated by sculptor Leandro Marconi in 1874–1891.
United Kingdom
A , 9,200-kilogram (9.2-ton) replica stood atop the Liberty Shoe factory in Leicester, England, until 2002 when the building was demolished. The statue was put into storage while the building was replaced. The statue, which dates back to the 1920s, was initially going to be put back on the replacement building, but was too heavy, so in December 2008 following restoration, it was placed on a pedestal near Liberty Park Halls of Residence on a traffic island, "Liberty Circus", close to where it originally stood.
There used to be a replica in the stairwell of bowling alley LA Bowl, in Warrington, England. Prior to that it was above the entrance of Liberty Street, a nearby restaurant. It is thought that this is now situated approximately 4 miles away on Mustard Lane in Croft.
There is also a small replica located at RAF Lakenheath, England, at the base flag plaza, made from leftover copper from the original.
Americas Canada In Coquitlam, British Columbia a small replica stood on Delestre Avenue just east of North Road. The statue was removed in 2019 when the hotel behind it was demolished.
Mexico In Campeche, Mexico, there is a small replica in the small town of Palizada. In Durango, Mexico, a small replica is in Parque Guadiana. This park also has other small reproductions such as the Eiffel Tower and Taj Mahal.
United States
From 1902 to 2002, visitors to midtown Manhattan were occasionally disoriented by what seemed to be an impossibly nearby view of the statue. They were seeing a replica located at 43 West 64th Street atop the Liberty Warehouse. In February 2002, the statue was removed by the building's owners to allow the building to be expanded. It was donated to the Brooklyn Museum of Art, which installed it in its sculpture garden in October 2005 with plans to restore it on site in spring of 2006. In 2023, it was donated to the National Building Arts Center Replicas of the Statue of Liberty can also be found in Dubuque, Iowa. A replica that used to reside at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris was shipped to the U.S. under a joint effort by the Embassy of France in the United States, the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers and the shipping company CMA CGM Group. After spending time on Ellis Island for Independence Day 2021, it now resides at the French ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. It will remain on display at the residence until 2031. A bronze sculpture of the Statue of Liberty is on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This statue is known as a "committee model." The work was part of an edition of replicas that were sold to help finance the final monument. The sculpture stands at 47 3/4 inches and weights 56.4 pounds. Duluth, Minnesota, has a small copy on the south corner of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center property, in the center of a clearing surrounded by pine trees where it may be passed unnoticed. It was presented to the city by some of Bartholdi's descendants residing in Duluth.