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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1986
Page
7
By 1875 Bartholdi completed the statue model and enlisted Alexandre Gustave Eiffel to design the supporting frame. Workers created large wooden forms for plaster molds then hammered 300 copper sheets onto the molds and welded the assemblies.
In 1865 at a Paris dinner, Edouard de Laboulaye discussed with Frederick Auguste Bartholdi the concept for a grand statue. The exchange sowed the seed for what would become a landmark sculpture.
Edouard de Laboulaye admired America and proposed a statue to honor independence. The project aimed to symbolize enduring friendship between France and the United States.
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