Paris Has Its Own Statue of Liberty
The Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Louvre are just a few of the stunning sights that can be seen from the top of the Eiffel Tower. A replica of the Statue of Liberty is something that one might not anticipate seeing. Yet there it is, right there in the middle of the Seine River, just to the south.
The American community in Paris donated the monument itself to the city of Paris in 1889 to mark the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Unlike Bastille Day, which was celebrated ten days later and is frequently referred to as the "French Fourth of July," the statue was officially unveiled on the Fourth of July, a day that is not at all related to the French Revolution. To be fair, the statue's tablet includes the dates July 14, 1789, and July 4, 1776, and the ceremony was presided over by French President Marie François Sadi Carnot, who most likely had other commitments on July 14th. The present was given to emphasize the two countries' long-standing friendship and to reaffirm their commitment to the republican ideal that served as the foundation for both of them.
In reality, this Statue of Liberty at Pont de Grenelle was initially one of the working models created while getting ready to build the "genuine deal," which was put around three years after the New York Statue of Liberty.
