A French politician suggested the two countries no longer share the values that inspired the gift more than a century ago. The White House sharply rejected his request, which he described as symbolic.

So will the Statue of Liberty, which has sat in the New York Harbor since October 1886, be uprooted, dismantled, and shipped across the Atlantic back to France? Get the latest art news ...

Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France ... the statue was officially unveiled on Oct. 28, 1886. No. French-U.S. relations would have to drop off a cliff before Glucksmann found ...

PARIS (AP) — Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France ... the statue was officially unveiled on Oct. 28, 1886. No. French-U.S. relations would have to drop off a cliff before ...

PARIS (AP) — Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France ... the statue was officially unveiled Oct. 28, 1886. No. French-U.S. relations would have to drop off a cliff before ...

The Statue of Liberty was transported to the U.S. in 350 pieces and officially unveiled on October 28, 1886.

But apparently you despise her.” The statue was a gift of friendship to America from France. Inaugurated in 1886, it represents Libertas, the Roman liberty goddess, bearing a torch in her right ...

The Statue of Liberty has towered over New York Harbor since 1886 given to the US as a gift from the French to celebrate the end of slavery in the US and inspire the restoration of Liberty at home.

Once, the Hudson River was crammed with pleasure boats, taking city folks to picnics and parks all summer long.