McCullough: BUT THE IDEA FOR THE STATUE OF LIBERTY WAS NOT BARTHOLDI'S. IT WAS BORN OVER BRANDY AND CIGARS AT A COUNTRY HOME NEAR PARIS ONE EVENING IN 1865. THE HOST WAS EDOUARD DE LABOULAYE ...
That's right: Paris, France ... The O.G. Statue of Liberty's sculptor, Frédéric Bartholdi, built a mini statue for the World Expo of 1900 that was later displayed in front of the Musée du ...